The ideology or political position opposing republican government and supporting other forms of rule.
From antirepublican + -ism. Developed as a formal ideology label during the 18th-19th centuries as republicanism gained strength.
Antirepublicanism peaked in the 1800s when European monarchies felt genuinely threatened—the sheer intensity of royalist ideology shows how radical 'democracy for everyone' actually was!
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