pro-republican
|pro-re-pub-li-can|
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/proʊ rɪˈpʌblɪkən/
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/prəʊ rɪˈpʌblɪkən/
in favor of a republic / pro-Republican (party)
Etymology
'pro-republican' is formed from the prefix 'pro-' (from Latin 'pro', meaning 'for') and the adjective 'republican' (from Latin 'republicanus', from 'res publica', meaning 'public thing' or 'commonwealth').
'republican' comes from Latin 'republicanus' (via Old French/Middle English forms related to 'republic'), and the compound 'pro-republican' is a modern English formation using the productive prefix 'pro-' plus the adjective 'republican'.
Originally the elements meant 'for' + 'related to the republic/public thing', and over time the compound has come to mean either 'favoring a republican form of government' or, in partisan contexts, 'supportive of the Republican Party'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
supporting or favoring a republic or republican form of government (as opposed to monarchy).
He described himself as pro-republican and argued for abolishing the monarchy.
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Adjective 2
supportive of (or inclined toward) the Republican Party (often capitalized as Pro-Republican in partisan contexts).
In recent polls the district appears to be strongly pro-Republican.
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