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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The reporters agreed to those terms and Cohen gave them court records showing that Marlene Johnson, a Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, had been charged with unlawful assembly and petit theft about a dozen years earlier.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 May 2025
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But in March, Schumer deviated, leading a group of 10 Democratic senators to vote with the GOP to avert a government shutdown.—
Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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“Republican.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/republican. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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