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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Recent Examples of republic
More than two centuries after the republic collapsed, the holiday remains an annual highlight.
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Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
Moldova, an Eastern European country, was part of the Soviet republic until 1991.
—Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2025
On March 11, 1990, Lithuania became the first Soviet republic to declare its independence, which became official in 1991.
—Lucas Y. Tomlinson, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
These ideas are not luxuries, but the foundation of a free republic.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
Moldova, an Eastern European country, was part of the Soviet republic until 1991.
—Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2025
On March 11, 1990, Lithuania became the first Soviet republic to declare its independence, which became official in 1991.
—Lucas Y. Tomlinson, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
These ideas are not luxuries, but the foundation of a free republic.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for republic
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That's not how voting in a democracy takes place.—
Ayesha Javed,
Time,
12 Oct. 2025
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Otherwise, the false claims by today’s hyper-confident chatbots and the wave of hyper-realistic fake videos will continue to exacerbate polarization, threaten real-world violence and further undermine our threatened democracy.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Republic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/republic. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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