| NOUN | group | republic, democracy, commonwealth | 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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| group | republic | a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch |
| Sounds | riypah'blahk; riypah'blihk | |
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| Rhymes | aeronautic ... Zanuck: 70 rhymes with ahk... | |
| academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | ||
| Meaning | 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 | |
| Narrower | Weimar Republic | The German republic founded at Weimar in 1919 |
| parliamentary democracy | A democracy / democracy having a parliament | |
| Broader | political system, form of government | The members of a social organization who are in power |
| Spanish | democracia, república | |
| Catalan | democracia, democràcia, república | |
| Meaning | A form of government whose head of state is not a monarch. | |
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| Example | "the head of state in a republic is usually a president" | |
| Instances | Roman Republic | The ancient Roman state from 509 BC until Augustus assumed power in 27 BC |
| Broader | political system, form of government | The members of a social organization who are in power |
| Spanish | república | |
| Catalan | republica, república | |
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