Republicrat noun 2adjective 1forms 3 noun2 •(US) 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.This hybrid voting behavior may be called "Republicrat", and obviously it must depress Republicanism in Southern congressional, state, and local politics. — 1966 •[before a noun] (US, disapproving) The two-party system, characterized as a single organization that excludes the participation and views of third parties.Both wings of the ruling "Republicrat" Party try to outdo themselves in announcing new, ever more draconian measures to restrict, repress, restrain, and eliminate the poor. — 2004 adjective1 •(US) typical of an American politician who belongs to one of the two main parties but too often votes with the other one, as if the two parties were no differentGiven how often he votes with the opposition, Joe Manchin's ideology is very much Republicrat. formsRepublicrats · more Republicrat · most Republicrat
