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unrepublican

adj

Etymology

From un- + republican.

  1. derived from républicain
  2. prefixed as unrepublican — “un + republican”

Definitions

  1. Not republican

    Not republican; contrary to the spirit of a republic

    • It is easy to see that empire obtained by force is unrepublican and offensive to that first principle of our Union according to which all just government stands only on the consent of the governed.
    • Besides, it was something that had been unpopular in ancient Greece and Rome, and it was thought to be essentially unrepublican in principle.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA