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republicanism

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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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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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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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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