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republic

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Noun

a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
- the head of state in a republic is usually a president

a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

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Synonyms:
democracy commonwealth

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "republic":
replica republic repulse republish
Words contain "republic":
arab republic of egypt argentine republic azerbaijani republic azerbajdzhan republic baltic republic banana republic capital of the dominican republic central african republic central african republic franc chechen republic more...
Words contain "republic" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
arab republic of egypt united arab republic republic of turkey czechoslovakia slovakia slovak republic chechen republic chechenia chechnya weimar republic more...

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