democratic-republican party
noun · n
Simple meaning
A former major political party in the United States in the early 19th century.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
dɛməkˈɹætɪkɹɪˈpʌblɪkənpɑɹti
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A former major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; opposed the old Federalist party; favored a strict interpretation of the constitution in order to limit the powers of the federal government
n
The Republican Party, known retroactively as the Democratic-Republican Party (also referred to by historians as the Jeffersonian Democratic Party), was an American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the early 1790s.
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This meaning: A former major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; opposed the old Federalist party; favored a strict interpretation of the constitution in order to limit the powers of the federal government
Used this way, democratic-republican party is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in government or politics contexts.
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- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Government/politics
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