Definitions
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- adjective US politics Of or pertaining to the
Republican Party of theUnited States . - adjective Alternative capitalization of
republican . - proper noun UK, Ireland An Irish
nationalist ; a proponent of a unitedIreland . - proper noun historical A supporter of the government or left-wing side in the Spanish Civil War.
- proper noun US politics A member or supporter of the
Republican Party of theUnited States
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Examples
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BARRASSO RUNNING FOR VICE-CHAIR OF REPUBLICAN CAUCUS - With Lisa Murkowski abandoning her number four spot in the Republican caucus to run as a write-in candidate, the Wyoming senator John Barrasso is looking to take her place.
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BARRASSO RUNNING FOR VICE-CHAIR OF REPUBLICAN CAUCUS - With Lisa Murkowski abandoning her number four spot in the Republican caucus to run as a write-in candidate, the Wyoming senator John Barrasso is looking to take her place.
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MEEK HIGHLIGHTS CRIST'S REPUBLICAN PAST IN FIRST GENERAL ELECTION AD - In an attempt to bring centrist, Crist-supporting Democrats back into the fold, Kendrick Meek has unveiled a radio ad featuring clips of the Florida governor praising Republican politicians and policies.
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RON BONJEAN, REPUBLICAN STRATEGIST: Well, this is the last thing that Republican members want right now on Capitol Hill.
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RON BONJEAN, REPUBLICAN STRATEGIST: Well, this is the last thing that Republican members want right now on Capitol Hill.
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JIM GREER, FLORIDA REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIRMAN: Well, I think you saw where they were when the polls showed that unfortunately from a Republican standpoint, President Bush was down in the 20s.
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BAY BUCHANAN, REPUBLICAN STRATEGIST: Women are not naturally voting Republican, and yet we seem to have captured enormous numbers of them that would -- should have been going the other way.
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BAY BUCHANAN, REPUBLICAN STRATEGIST: Women are not naturally voting Republican, and yet we seem to have captured enormous numbers of them that would -- should have been going the other way.
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LESLIE SANCHEZ, REPUBLICAN STRATEGIST: There's no doubt from the Republican standpoint it's a great battle to see.
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WHIT AYRES, REPUBLICAN POLLSTER: This is a particularly complex issue in Florida, because you have so many Cuban-Americans, so many Latino Americans who are rock-ribbed Republicans, who have not been real happy with the tenor of the discussion in the Republican primaries about illegal immigration.
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