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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The people who cooperated did so in the name of truth, accountability, and the preservation of our republic.
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Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 17 Mar. 2025
The Russian workforce includes millions of migrant workers from former Soviet republics in central Asia.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2025
Americans’ faith in their first president, the upstanding George Washington, helped convince them that all would end well and their Constitution would be sufficient to protect the republic.
—Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
Undermining our judicial branch’s authority is a direct threat to the core of our republic — three co-equal branches of government working in tandem to preserve American’s life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
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Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 17 Mar. 2025
The Russian workforce includes millions of migrant workers from former Soviet republics in central Asia.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2025
Americans’ faith in their first president, the upstanding George Washington, helped convince them that all would end well and their Constitution would be sufficient to protect the republic.
—Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
Undermining our judicial branch’s authority is a direct threat to the core of our republic — three co-equal branches of government working in tandem to preserve American’s life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Republic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/republic. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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