adj. & n.
adj. 1 of or constituted as a republic. 2 characteristic of a republic. 3 advocating or supporting republican government.
n. 1 a person advocating or supporting republican government. 2 (Republican) (in the US) a member or supporter of the Republican Party. 3 an advocate of a united Ireland. Republican Party one of the two main US political parties, favouring only a moderate degree of central power (cf. Democratic Party). republicanism n.