Republican can refer to:

Political ideology

* An advocate of a

republic A republic, based on the Latin phrase ''res publica'' ('public affair' or 'people's affair'), is a State (polity), state in which Power (social and political), political power rests with the public (people), typically through their Representat ...

, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. **

Republicanism Republicanism is a political ideology that encompasses a range of ideas from civic virtue, political participation, harms of corruption, positives of mixed constitution, rule of law, and others. Historically, it emphasizes the idea of self ...

, the ideology in support of republics or against monarchy; the opposite of monarchism *** Republicanism in Australia *** Republicanism in Barbados ***

Republicanism in Canada Canadian republicanism or republicanism in Canada is a movement for the replacement of the monarchy of Canada and a monarch as head of state with a parliamentary republic and a democratically-selected Canadian as head of state. Republicans are ...

*** Republicanism in Ireland *** Republicanism in Morocco *** Republicanism in the Netherlands *** Republicanism in New Zealand ***

Republicanism in Spain Republicanism in Spain is a political position and movement that believes Spain should be a republic. There has existed in Spain a persistent trend of Republicanism, republican thought, especially throughout the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, ...

*** Republicanism in Sweden ***

Republicanism in the United Kingdom Republicanism in the United Kingdom is the political movement that seeks to replace the United Kingdom's Monarchy of the United Kingdom, monarchy with a republic. Supporters of the movement, called republicans, support alternative forms of gove ...

*** Republicanism in the United States **

Classical republicanism Classical republicanism, also known as civic republicanism or civic humanism, is a form of republicanism developed in the Renaissance inspired by the governmental forms and writings of classical antiquity, especially such classical writers as Ar ...

, republicanism as formulated in the Renaissance *A member of a Republican Party: ** Republican Party (disambiguation) **

Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party, also known as the Grand Old Party (GOP), is a Right-wing politics, right-wing political parties in the United States, political party in the United States. One of the Two-party system, two major parties, it emerged as t ...

, one of the two main parties in the U.S. **

Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil ( ; ; meaning "Soldiers of Destiny" or "Warriors of Fál"), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (), is a centre to centre-right political party in Ireland. Founded as a republican party in 1926 by Éamon de ...

, a conservative political party in Ireland **

The Republicans (France) The Republicans (, ; LR) is a liberal-conservative List of political parties in France, political party in France, largely inspired by the tradition of Gaullism. The party was formed in 2015 as the refoundation of the Union for a Popular Movem ...

, the main centre-right political party in France **The Republican Proposal, PRO, Republican Party of Argentina ** Republicans (Brazil), a conservative political party in Brazil **

Republican People's Party (disambiguation) The Republican People's Party The Republican People's Party (RPP; , CHP ) is a Kemalism, Kemalist and Social democracy, social democratic political party in Turkey. It is the oldest List of political parties in Turkey, political party in Tur ...

*particular governments that called themselves republics, including: **

List of republics This is a list of republics. For ancient history, antiquity (or later in the case of societies that did not refer to modern terminology to qualify their form of government) the assessment of whether a state organisation is a ''republic'' is based ...

Roman Republic The Roman Republic ( ) was the era of Ancient Rome, classical Roman civilisation beginning with Overthrow of the Roman monarchy, the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom (traditionally dated to 509 BC) and ending in 27 BC with the establis ...

, as well as supporters of the Republic during the Roman Empire **

Second Spanish Republic The Spanish Republic (), commonly known as the Second Spanish Republic (), was the form of democratic government in Spain from 1931 to 1939. The Republic was proclaimed on 14 April 1931 after the deposition of Alfonso XIII, King Alfonso XIII. ...

, during the Spanish Civil War, as well as its supporters ***

Republican faction (Spanish Civil War) The Republican faction (), also known as the Loyalist faction () or the Government faction (), was the side in the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939 that supported the government of the Second Spanish Republic against the Nationalist faction (Span ...

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was a presidential republic in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2021. The state was established to replace the Afghan Afghan Interim Administration, interim (2001–2002) and Transitional Islamic State of Afghanist ...

, which governed Afghanistan from 2004 to 2021 ***

Republican insurgency in Afghanistan The republican insurgency in Afghanistan is an ongoing Low-intensity conflict, low-level Guerrilla warfare, guerrilla war between the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, National Resistance Front and allied groups which fight under the ...

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French Republic France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

s, most notably the First Republic established during the French Revolution and the Second Republic, the first post-Revolution republic in France

People

* Upper Republican, a distinct culture of Native Americans along the upper Republican River

Publications

*''The Republican'', a British newspaper established as Sherwin's Political Register by Richard Carlile in 1817 and renamed in 1819 * ''The Republican'' (Springfield, Massachusetts), a newspaper published in Springfield, Massachusetts *''Lawrence Republican'', a defunct newspaper published before the American Civil War in

Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Kansas, United States, and the sixth-largest city in the state. It is in the northeastern sector of the state, astride Interstate 70 in Kansas, Interstate 70, between the Kansas River ...

*'' Missouri Republican'', newspaper based in St. Louis, Missouri (1808–1919) *'' Woodville Republican'', a weekly newspaper published in Woodville, Mississippi

Places in the United States

* Republican City, Nebraska, a village in the state of Nebraska * Republican River, a river that flows through Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas * Republican Township, Jefferson County, Indiana * Republican Township, Clay County, Kansas * Republican, North Carolina

Political ideology

People

Publications

Places in the United States

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