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as in republican

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Recent Examples of libertarian
Adjective
Colorado is a state with a widely varied electorate that's becomes more solidly Democratic in recent decades, but which still holds a strong conservative and libertarian streak. — Joanna Ossinger, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 However, it's been vehemently opposed by the other two parties that make up the government along with Luxon's center-right group National — libertarian ACT and populist NZ First. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Noun
Civil libertarians say geofences amount to fishing expeditions that subject many innocent people to searches of private records merely because their cellphones happened to be in the vicinity of a crime. — Arkansas Online, 17 Apr. 2026 One needn’t be a libertarian to recognize that reality. — Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for libertarian
Recent Examples of Synonyms for libertarian
  1. republican
  2. libertine
  3. democratic
  4. representative
Adjective
  • During that time, four MPs were killed by Irish republican militants between 1979 and 1990.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • But that hasn’t helped the organization stay out of Republican crosshairs.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026
Definition of republican
Noun
  • But, like a libertine desiring undiscovered pleasures, his appetite for new sensations only seemed to grow with time.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Last night, designer Aaron Esh—and generations of libertines old and new—brought the legendary British high street superbrand AllSaints back to its roots.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of libertine
Adjective
  • Traditional Republicans who have supported, or at least gone along with, the party’s attacks on Muslims and immigrants and its rejection of democratic norms have spoken out against cracking the door open for anti-Semites.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
  • In the Democratic primary, the anti-establishment trend was evident in the rise of democratic socialist Karishma Manzur, a 52-year-old research scientist who holds a doctorate in biochemistry and molecular biology.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of democratic
Adjective
  • From the 760 who replied, organizers randomly selected 45, adjusting for factors such as gender, education level and age to make sure the group was representative of the city’s population.
    — Esther King, The Dial, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The switch from celluloid to computer chips saw the movies transform from an illusory art form to a representative one, at the great and continued risk of forfeiting its original power.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
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