"Republicrat" meaning in All languages combined

See Republicrat on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Republicrats [plural]
Etymology: Blend of Republican + Democrat Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Republican|Democrat}} Blend of Republican + Democrat Head templates: {{en-noun}} Republicrat (plural Republicrats)
  1. (US politics, derogatory) A United States politician who is a member of one of the two major political parties (Democrat and Republican), but frequently votes with the other party. Tags: US, derogatory Categories (topical): US politics
    Sense id: en-Republicrat-en-noun-RBys3n5e Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 84 16 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37 Topics: government, politics
  2. (US politics, derogatory, attributive) The two-party system, characterized as a single organization that excludes the participation and views of third parties. Tags: US, attributive, derogatory Categories (topical): US politics
    Sense id: en-Republicrat-en-noun-6NJtCiSR Topics: government, politics

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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