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
When our First Amendment rights are trampled, when politicians in both parties put their thumbs on the scale through gerrymandering, our republic is damaged.
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Musgraves similarly aims to be a republic of one.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Detailed look at 1814 British attack on our nation’s capital, with Denver Brunsman, associate professor of history at George Washington University, lecturer at Mount Vernon, and scholar of the American revolution and early American republic.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2026
As the years progressed, Turner created the Nuclear Threat Initiative to secure loose nuclear weapons in the former Soviet republics and elsewhere.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 6 May 2026
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Musgraves similarly aims to be a republic of one.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Detailed look at 1814 British attack on our nation’s capital, with Denver Brunsman, associate professor of history at George Washington University, lecturer at Mount Vernon, and scholar of the American revolution and early American republic.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2026
As the years progressed, Turner created the Nuclear Threat Initiative to secure loose nuclear weapons in the former Soviet republics and elsewhere.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for republic
democracy
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The lack of competition is bad for democracy, experts say.—
Ashley Wu,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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In the West, nation-states produced an astonishing expansion of equality, democracy and material security.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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“Republic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/republic. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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