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Republican may refer to:

Political ideology

An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
- Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or against monarchy; the opposite of monarchism
- Classical republicanism, republicanism as formulated in the Renaissance
A member of a Republican Party:
- Republican Party (disambiguation)
- Republican Party (United States), one of the two main parties in the United States
- Fianna Fáil, a conservative political party in Ireland
- The Republicans (France), the main centre-right political party in France
- The Republican Proposal, PRO, Republican Party of Argentina
- Republicans (Brazil), a conservative political party in Brazil
- Republican People's Party (disambiguation)
Particular governments that called themselves republics, including:
- List of republics
- Roman Republic, as well as supporters of the Republic during the Roman Empire
- Second Spanish Republic, during the Spanish Civil War, as well as its supporters
  - Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)
- Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, which governed Afghanistan from 2004 to 2021
  - Republican insurgency in Afghanistan
- Various French Republics, most notably the First Republic established during the French Revolution and the Second Republic, the first post-Revolution republic in France

The Republican, a British newspaper established as Sherwin's Political Register by Richard Carlile in 1817 and renamed in 1819
The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts), a newspaper published in Springfield, Massachusetts
Lawrence Republican, a defunct newspaper published before the American Civil War in Lawrence, Kansas
Missouri Republican, newspaper based in St. Louis, Missouri (1808–1919)
Woodville Republican, a weekly newspaper published in Woodville, Mississippi