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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Republicanism

/(-?z'm)/ · Re·pub·lic·an·ism · IPA /rɪpˈʌblɪkənˌɪzəm/
01 n. A republican form or system of government; the principles or theory of republican government.
  1. 1.
    A republican form or system of government; the principles or theory of republican government.
  2. 2.
    Attachment to, or political sympathy for, a republican form of government.
  3. 3.
    The principles and policy of the Republican party, so called[U.S.]