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Republican vs Imperialist - What's the difference?

republican | imperialist |

As adjectives the difference between republican and imperialist

is that republican is (us politics) of or pertaining to the republican party of the united states while imperialist is of, or relating to imperialism.

As nouns the difference between republican and imperialist

is that republican is (british|ireland) an irish nationalist; a proponent of a united ireland while imperialist is an advocate of imperialism.

republican

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government.
  • * 2002 , , 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 ).
  • Of or belonging to a republic.
  • * Macaulay
    • The Roman emperors were republican magistrates named by the senate.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who favors a republic as a form of government.
  • * 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...'
  • A bird of a kind that builds many nests together: the American cliff swallow, or the South African weaver bird.

    • See also

    * anti-monarchist (1) * antiroyalist (1) * egalitarian (2) * antifascist (4) * rational (5)

    imperialist

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • of, or relating to imperialism

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An advocate of imperialism.