republic
republics
If you live in a republic, then you live in a country with a leader freely and democratically elected by the people, as opposed to a dictatorship or monarchy.
Ancient Rome, before it started declining and falling all over the place, was a republic, and so is the United States. Republics have what are termed "republican" forms of government — not to be confused with Republican-with-a-big-R, as in the American political party. If you live in a "Banana Republic" you probably live in a tiny Caribbean island run by a dictator. Or you're spending too much time at the mall.
Definitions of republic
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a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch“the head of state in a republic is usually a president”
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examples:
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Roman Republic
the ancient Roman state from 509 BC until Augustus assumed power in 27 BC; was governed by an elected Senate but dissatisfaction with the Senate led to civil wars that culminated in a brief dictatorship by Julius Caesar
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type of:
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form of government, political system
the members of a social organization who are in power
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Roman Republic
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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:
commonwealth, democracy
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types:
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Weimar Republic
the German republic founded at Weimar in 1919
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parliamentary democracy
a democracy having a parliament
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type of:
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form of government, political system
the members of a social organization who are in power
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Weimar Republic
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