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| GOP |
abbreviation of "Grand Old Party," an alternative term for the Republican Party. |
| I.R.A. |
abbreviation of "Irish Republican Army." |
| lily-white |
one who advocates, or is a member of an organization that advocates, exclusion of nonwhites, esp. a member of a former faction of the Republican party in the southern United States that opposed the inclusion of blacks in the party. [1/4 definitions] |
| loyalist |
(cap.) someone who supported the British during the American Revolution, or the Republican government during the Spanish Civil War. [1/2 definitions] |
| R.2 |
abbreviation of "Republican." |
| republic |
a specific nation having a republican form of government. [1/3 definitions] |
| republican |
(cap.) relating to the Republican Party of the United States. [3/4 definitions] |
| republicanism |
adherence to the principles and constitutional forms of republican government. [2 definitions] |
| republicanize |
to make republican. |
| Republican Party |
a former political party in the United States, organized by Thomas Jefferson in 1792; Democratic-Republican Party. [1/2 definitions] |
| scalawag |
a white Republican in the South during the Resconstruction period following the American Civil War (used contemptuously). [1/2 definitions] |
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