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Meaning of 'republic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Republic [ a.]
- Common weal.
- A state in which the sovereign power resides in the whole body of the people, and is exercised by representatives elected by them; a commonwealth. Cf. Democracy, 2.

Meaning of 'republic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . republic [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
Example in sentence:
  • the head of state in a republic is usually a president

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