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Republican party

–noun
1. one of the two major political parties in the U.S.: originated 1854–56.
2. U.S. History. Democratic-Republican party.
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Republican Party  
n.  
  1. One of the two primary political parties of the United States, organized in 1854 to oppose the extension of slavery.

  2. The Democratic-Republican Party.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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