republican

Supporting government by elected representatives rather than a king or queen.

• She joined a republican movement.
• His republican beliefs put him against the king.
• The campaign attracted many republican supporters.

Opposites: monarchist

Common phrases: republican movement, republican ideals, republican beliefs

Connected with a country governed by elected representatives rather than a king or queen.

• The country adopted a republican constitution.
• These laws shaped republican Rome.
• The new state established republican institutions.

Opposites: monarchical

Common phrases: republican government, republican constitution, republican institutions

Someone who wants a country to have elected leaders rather than a king or queen.

• He is a republican who opposes the monarchy.
• The republicans demanded an elected president.
• She became a republican while studying history.

Opposites: monarchist

Common phrases: a committed republican, a lifelong republican, a staunch republican, a convinced republican