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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of government;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Republicanism \Re*pub"lic*an*ism\ (-?z'm), n. [Cf. F. r['e]publicanisme.] 1. A republican form or system of government; the principles or theory of republican government. [1913 Webster] 2. Attachment to, or political sympathy for, a republican form of government. --Burke. [1913 Webster] 3. The principles and policy of the Republican party, so called [U.S.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

republicanism n 1: the political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of government