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
Rubicon is a warning about how republics decay, and how institutional reverence alone, without cultivating a common moral framework, is not sufficient to keep a state intact.
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Zephyr Teachout, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
Ten days later, soldiers from the republic under the rule of Pétion’s successor, Jean-Pierre Boyer, executed the king’s youngest son and heir to the throne.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Leaders of the former Soviet republics of Armenia and Azerbaijan will also be in attendance.
—Michele Kelemen, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
Two years later, the monarchy was abolished, and Nepal, the world’s sole Hindu kingdom, proclaimed itself a secular republic.
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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Zephyr Teachout, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
Ten days later, soldiers from the republic under the rule of Pétion’s successor, Jean-Pierre Boyer, executed the king’s youngest son and heir to the throne.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Leaders of the former Soviet republics of Armenia and Azerbaijan will also be in attendance.
—Michele Kelemen, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
Two years later, the monarchy was abolished, and Nepal, the world’s sole Hindu kingdom, proclaimed itself a secular republic.
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for republic
democracy
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The future of American democracy might depend on it.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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This is an important first step to restoring trust for people in our democracy and its ability to solve our problems.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Republic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/republic. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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