national republican party

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Definition of national republican party in English English dictionary

U.S. political party formed after the Jeffersonian Republicans split in 1825. The National Republicans included followers of John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay and opponents of Andrew Jackson. Adams, the incumbent president, ran as the party's unsuccessful candidate in the 1828 presidential election. Its 1832 presidential nominee was Clay, whose platform endorsing a high tariff, internal improvements, and the Bank of the United States (see Bank War). After losing again to Jackson, the party joined with conservatives and other anti-Jackson forces to form the Whig Party

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National Party

{i} South African conservative political party that came into power in 1948 and surrendered power in 1994 (this Party was responsible for establishing the apartheid)

Hyphenation

Na·tion·al re·pub·li·can par·ty

Turkish pronunciation

näşnıl ripʌblıkın pärti

Pronunciation

/ˈnasʜnəl rēˈpəbləkən ˈpärtē/ /ˈnæʃnəl riːˈpʌbləkən ˈpɑːrtiː/