as in democratic
of, relating to, or favoring political democracy
a small but well-organized republican movement working quietly to overthrow the military dictatorship
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Recent Examples of republican
And, while 57% of Republican voters backed Trump’s proposal to prohibit the counting of mail ballots postmarked but not received by election officials by election day, just 9% of Democrats agreed — with 86% of Democrats disagreeing.
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Even though the ex-POTUS performed his ceremonial duties and showed up to Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20 — with facial expressions that went viral — there’s been long-simmering tensions between the Republican political dynasty and the polarizing MAGA leader.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
But her nomination by a Democratic president withered away as Florida’s two Republican senators blocked it amid a divisive presidential election campaign.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
Prior to her Cabinet nomination by President Donald Trump, Noem served six years as governor of South Dakota and as a Republican congresswoman before that.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Even though the ex-POTUS performed his ceremonial duties and showed up to Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20 — with facial expressions that went viral — there’s been long-simmering tensions between the Republican political dynasty and the polarizing MAGA leader.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
But her nomination by a Democratic president withered away as Florida’s two Republican senators blocked it amid a divisive presidential election campaign.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
Prior to her Cabinet nomination by President Donald Trump, Noem served six years as governor of South Dakota and as a Republican congresswoman before that.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for republican
democratic
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Of the 1,576 people charged with criminal acts committed that day, CNS found that 46 came from Maryland, a historically Democratic state with a moderate Republican minority.—
Ariel Sheinberg,
Baltimore Sun,
26 May 2025
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Onstage, Erica Payne, the group’s founder, a former Democratic strategist with a Wharton M.B.A., put up a slide of survey results suggesting that the movement might find supporters among both Democrats and Republicans.—
Evan Osnos,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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“Republican.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/republican. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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