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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These units should report to the command of the army and the president of the republic and should be funded on projects only.
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Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
Three Thai women were rescued after a group of Chinese gangsters enslaved them in the former Soviet republic of Georgia in order to harvest their eggs.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Yet, this republic collapsed quickly following the withdrawal of Soviet support and the subsequent execution of Qazi Mohammad, the head of the Republic, by the Shah’s security forces.
—Sefa Secen & Serhun Al / Made By History, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
All fell victim to the armed forces of the slaveholders’ republic and to the wartime slave trade, embodying the lengths to which Rebels would go to keep emancipation at bay.
—Robert Colby, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
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Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
Three Thai women were rescued after a group of Chinese gangsters enslaved them in the former Soviet republic of Georgia in order to harvest their eggs.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Yet, this republic collapsed quickly following the withdrawal of Soviet support and the subsequent execution of Qazi Mohammad, the head of the Republic, by the Shah’s security forces.
—Sefa Secen & Serhun Al / Made By History, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
All fell victim to the armed forces of the slaveholders’ republic and to the wartime slave trade, embodying the lengths to which Rebels would go to keep emancipation at bay.
—Robert Colby, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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