Republicanism

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Republicanism \Re*pub"lic*an*ism\ (-?z'm), n. [Cf. F.
     r['e]publicanisme.]
     1. A republican form or system of government; the principles
        or theory of republican government.
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     2. Attachment to, or political sympathy for, a republican
        form of government. --Burke.
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     3. The principles and policy of the Republican party, so
        called [U.S.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  republicanism
       n : the political orientation of those who hold that a republic
           is the best form of government