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republican party

n · noun

Simple meaning

The Republican Party, also known as the Grand Old Party, is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

Pronunciation

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ɹɪˈpʌblɪkənˈpɑɹti

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

n

  1. The Republican Party, also known as the Grand Old Party, is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

  2. A name used by many political parties around the world, a reference to Republicanism, a political ideology.

  3. The Parti républicain/Republican Party was a Quebec-based Canadian political party that nominated two candidates in federal by-elections in 1971.

  4. The CNMI Republican Party is a political party in the Northern Mariana Islands.

  5. The Republican Party, originally named the True Liberian Party until 1857, was a political party founded soon after the founding of Liberia in 1848.

  6. A Cambodian short-lived political movement established during the Khmer Republic period.

noun

  1. The younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: The Republican Party, also known as the Grand Old Party, is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

Used this way, 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.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Specialist/technical
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Specialized
Connotation
Clinical and technical
Usage feel
Technical and specialized

Where it naturally appears

  • Government/politics

Usage note

In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.

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