different between monarchical vs republican

English

Etymology

From monarch +? -ical.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /m??n??k?k(?)l/

Adjective

monarchical (comparative more monarchical, superlative most monarchical)

1. Of or pertaining to a monarch or monarchy.

2. Having sole or undivided authority.
   • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 133-4:

     But in this contest of martyrs, it was Ignatius's passionate account of a monarchical episcopal ministry which set the pattern for the future.

Synonyms

• monarchal, monarchial, monarchic

Derived terms

• monarchical hero

Translations

English

Etymology

From republic +? -an, partly after French républicain.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???p?bl?k?n/
• Rhymes: -p?bl?k?n

Adjective

republican (comparative more republican, superlative most republican)

1. Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government, advocating or supporting republicanism. [from 17th c.]
   • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 222:

     Republican ideology had no obvious institutional focus and ideological carrier as was the case with the discourse of reason (the monarchy) and the discourse of law (the parlements).

2. Of or belonging to a republic. [from 17th c.]
3. Relating to the U.S. Republican Party

Translations

Noun

republican (plural republicans)

1. Someone who favors a republic as a form of government. [from 17th c.]
   • 1791, James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson:

     Sir, there is one Mrs Macaulay in this town, a great republican. One day when I was at her house, I put on a very grave countenance, and said to her, 'Madam, I am now become a convert to your way of thinking. I am convinced that all mankind are upon an equal footing...'
2. A bird of a kind that builds many nests together: the American cliff swallow, or the South African weaver bird.

Synonyms

• anti-monarchist
• antiroyalist

Translations

Ladin

Adjective

republican m (feminine singular republicana, masculine plural republicans, feminine plural republicanes)

1. republican

Related terms

• republica

Spanish

Verb

republican

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of republicar.
2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present indicative form of republicar.