noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 1
The political ideology of being a citizen in a state as a republic under which the people hold popular sovereignty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
The policy or philosophy of the Republican Party of the United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable
Topics: government, politics
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
the political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of government
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: political orientation, ideology, political theory
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh1-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh1ís Proto-Italic *reis Latin rēs Proto-Italic *poplosder. Old Latin poplusder. Old Latin poplicus Latin pūblicus Latin pūblica Latin rēspūblica Latin rēpūblicālbor. Middle French republiquebor. English republic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an French républicainder. English republican Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English republicanism From republican + -ism.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh1-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh1ís Proto-Italic *reis Latin rēs Proto-Italic *poplosder. Old Latin poplusder. Old Latin poplicus Latin pūblicus Latin pūblica Latin rēspūblica Latin rēpūblicālbor. Middle French republiquebor. English republic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an French républicainder. English republican English Republican Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Republicanism From Republican + -ism.
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
republicanisme
— republicanism as a form of government
Chinese Mandarin:
共和
(gònghé)
— republicanism as a form of government
Chinese Mandarin:
共和主義 /共和主义
(gònghé zhǔyì)
— republicanism as a form of government
Czech:
republikanismus
— republicanism as a form of government
Czech:
republikánství
— republicanism as a form of government
Danish:
republikanisme
— republicanism as a form of government
Dutch:
republikanisme
— republicanism as a form of government
Esperanto:
respublikismo
— republicanism as a form of government
Finnish:
tasavaltalaisuus
— republicanism as a form of government
Finnish:
tasavaltaisuus
— republicanism as a form of government
Finnish:
republikanismi
— republicanism as a form of government
French:
républicanisme
— republicanism as a form of government
Galician:
republicanismo
— republicanism as a form of government
German:
Republikanismus
— republicanism as a form of government
Greek:
ρεπουμπλικανισμός
(repoumplikanismós)
— republicanism as a form of government
Hebrew:
רפובליקניזם
— republicanism as a form of government
Hungarian:
republikanizmus
— republicanism as a form of government
Ido:
republikismo
— republicanism as a form of government
Indonesian:
republikanisme
— republicanism as a form of government
Irish:
poblachtachas
— republicanism as a form of government
Irish:
poblachtánachas
— republicanism as a form of government
Italian:
repubblicanesimo
— republicanism as a form of government
Japanese:
共和
(kyōwa)
— republicanism as a form of government
Japanese:
共和
— republicanism as a form of government
Korean:
공화주의
(gonghwajuui)
— republicanism as a form of government
Latin:
republicanismus
— republicanism as a form of government
Low German:
Republikanismus
— republicanism as a form of government
Malay:
republikanisme
— republicanism as a form of government
Malay:
faham republik
— republicanism as a form of government
Manx:
pobblaghtys
— republicanism as a form of government
Norwegian Bokmål:
republikanisme
— republicanism as a form of government
Norwegian Nynorsk:
republikanisme
— republicanism as a form of government
Polish:
republikanizm
— republicanism as a form of government
Portuguese:
republicanismo
— republicanism as a form of government
Romanian:
republicanism
— republicanism as a form of government
Russian:
республика́нство
(respublikánstvo)
— republicanism as a form of government
Russian:
республикани́зм
(respublikanízm)
— republicanism as a form of government
Scottish Gaelic:
mì-rìoghalachd
— republicanism as a form of government
Scottish Gaelic:
mì-rìoghachd
— republicanism as a form of government
Scottish Gaelic:
poblachdas
— republicanism as a form of government
Serbo-Croatian:
republikanìzam
— republicanism as a form of government
Serbo-Croatian:
republikánstvo
— republicanism as a form of government
Slovak:
republikanizmus
— republicanism as a form of government
Slovak:
republikánstvo
— republicanism as a form of government
Spanish:
republicanismo
— republicanism as a form of government
Swedish:
republikanism
— republicanism as a form of government
Turkish:
cumhuriyetçilik
— republicanism as a form of government
Volapük:
repüblikim
— republicanism as a form of government
Welsh:
gweriniaetholdeb
— republicanism as a form of government