as in democracy
government in which the supreme power is held by the people and used by them directly or indirectly through representation
when asked by a passerby what sort of government the constitutional convention had formulated for the new nation, Benjamin Franklin memorably replied, "A republic, if you can keep it"
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Longtime Prime Minister Keith Rowley, who had served nearly 10 years governing the oil-rich republic as head of the People’s National Movement, had taken the unusual step of resigning from office.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
But as a matter of context, there is a difference between the principled partisans of the early republic, the professional analysts of the 20th century, and an owner who demands his media outlet’s opinions should be limited to his preferences.
—Joseph Jones, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
It is believed that he was released by the Taliban in the waning days as the Afghan republic crumbled.
—Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2025
Congress has a duty—not just to its constituents, but to the very fabric of the republic—to act as that constraint.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
But as a matter of context, there is a difference between the principled partisans of the early republic, the professional analysts of the 20th century, and an owner who demands his media outlet’s opinions should be limited to his preferences.
—Joseph Jones, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
It is believed that he was released by the Taliban in the waning days as the Afghan republic crumbled.
—Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2025
Congress has a duty—not just to its constituents, but to the very fabric of the republic—to act as that constraint.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for republic
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“Republic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/republic. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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