Unrepublican

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not republican; contrary to the spirit of a republic

    "It is easy to see that empire obtained by force is unrepublican and offensive to that first principle of our Union according to which all just government stands only on the consent of the governed."

Example

More examples

"It is easy to see that empire obtained by force is unrepublican and offensive to that first principle of our Union according to which all just government stands only on the consent of the governed."

Etymology

From un- + republican.

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