: opposing or hostile toward republicanism or republican forms of government
The obvious connexion between Germany's secret rearmament in 1923 and the growth of anti-republican forces is also documented …—
The Times Literary Supplement (London)
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The putsch took place in Bavaria, Germany’s most conservative region, where even moderate conservatives were anti-republican opponents of the Weimar government in Berlin.
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Mark William Jones, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
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“Anti-republican.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-republican. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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