Republican vs Racist - What's the difference?
republican | racist |
Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government.
* 2002 , , The Great Nation , Penguin 2003, p. 222:
Of or belonging to a republic.
* Macaulay
Someone who favors a republic as a form of government.
* 1791 , James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson :
A bird of a kind that builds many nests together: the American cliff swallow, or the South African weaver bird.
A person who believes a particular race is superior to others.
Of, relating to, or advocating racism.
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As adjectives the difference between republican and racist
is that republican is (us politics) of or pertaining to the republican party of the united states while racist is of, relating to, or advocating racism.As nouns the difference between republican and racist
is that republican is (british|ireland) an irish nationalist; a proponent of a united ireland while racist is a person who believes a particular race is superior to others.republican
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- 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 ).
- The Roman emperors were republican magistrates named by the senate.
Noun
(en noun)- 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...'
See also
* anti-monarchist (1) * antiroyalist (1) * egalitarian (2) * antifascist (4) * rational (5)racist
English
Noun
(en noun)- I think that racists and xenophobes hold our society back.
