The adjective republican describes a government made up of representatives who are elected by the citizens. If you live in the United States, you’re part of a republican system of government.
In a republican government, citizens have a lot of power — their vote determines who is running the government. The word republican has a noun and an adjective form. The noun is for a person who supports that style of government, and the adjective describes something with those characteristics. But if you see republican with a capital letter “r” — “Republican” — then that refers to a specific type of republican, one who’s a member of the Republican Party.
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having the supreme power lying in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them or characteristic of such government
an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy)
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relating to or belonging to the Republican Party
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