republican

/rɪˈpʌblɪkən/ noun [C]

Definition

› someone who supports the principles of a republic

Republican › someone who supports the Republican Party in the US: the Republican candidate

republican adjective › relating to a republic: a republican government

(Definition of republican noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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