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    Re·pub·lic
    /rəˈpəblik/

    noun

    • 1. a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › RepublicRepublic - Wikipedia

    For the political ideology, see Republicanism. For other uses, see Republic (disambiguation). A republic, based on the Latin phrase res publica ('public affair'), is a state in which political power rests with the public through their representatives —in contrast to a monarchy.

  3. republic. noun. re· pub· lic ri-ˈpəb-lik. 1. : a government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and who is usually a president. 2. : a government in which supreme power belongs to the citizens through their right to vote. 3. : a political unit having a republican form of government.

  4. Jun 10, 2022 · The United States, like most modern nations, is neither a pure republic nor a pure democracy. Instead, it is a hybrid democratic republic. The main difference between a democracy and a republic is the extent to which the people control the process of making laws under each form of government. Pure Democracy.

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  6. Republic, form of government in which a state is ruled by representatives of the citizen body. Modern republics are founded on the idea that sovereignty rests with the people, though who is included and excluded from the category of the people has varied across history.

  7. Britannica Dictionary definition of REPUBLIC. [count] : a country that is governed by elected representatives and by an elected leader (such as a president) rather than by a king or queen. an independent republic. an eastern European republic.

  8. noun. a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them. any body of persons viewed as a commonwealth. a state in which the head of government is not a monarch or other hereditary head of state.

  9. REPUBLIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of republic in English. republic. noun [ C ] us / rəˈpʌb.lɪk / uk / rɪˈpʌb.lɪk / Add to word list. C1. a country without a king or queen, usually governed by elected representatives of the people and a president: the People's Republic of China.

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