republicanism
noun
re·pub·li·can·ism
ri-ˈpə-bli-kə-ˌni-zəm 
1
: adherence to or sympathy for a republican form of government
2
: the principles or theory of republican government
3
capitalized
a
: the principles, policy, or practices of the Republican party of the U.S.
b
: the Republican party or its members
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The clash between these two perspectives stretches back to antiquity and originated in the differences between Athenian democracy and Roman republicanism.
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Jacob McHangama, Foreign Affairs, 9 Feb. 2022
Credit goes to the production staff who replicated the plain brown suit (although the show’s appears more burgundy) and fur cap that Franklin consciously chose to symbolize American republicanism in the face of French extravagance.
—Craig Bruce Smith, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Labour’s historical aversion to republicanism is also somewhat ideological in nature.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 5 May 2023
Burrowing himself in 18th-century source materials, Dr. Bailyn used pre-revolutionary political pamphlets to portray the colonists as deeply principled and driven by radical ideas about republicanism and liberty in the face of encroaching British power.
—John Otis, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2020
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Jacob McHangama, Foreign Affairs, 9 Feb. 2022
Credit goes to the production staff who replicated the plain brown suit (although the show’s appears more burgundy) and fur cap that Franklin consciously chose to symbolize American republicanism in the face of French extravagance.
—Craig Bruce Smith, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Labour’s historical aversion to republicanism is also somewhat ideological in nature.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 5 May 2023
Burrowing himself in 18th-century source materials, Dr. Bailyn used pre-revolutionary political pamphlets to portray the colonists as deeply principled and driven by radical ideas about republicanism and liberty in the face of encroaching British power.
—John Otis, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2020
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republicanism
noun
re·pub·li·can·ism
ri-ˈpəb-li-kə-ˌniz-əm
1
: support or desire for a republican form of government
2
: the principles or ideas of republican government
3
capitalized
: the principles, policy, or practices of the Republican party of the U.S.
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