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1. Republic
   A country without a king, queen or emperor. The people who rule it are elected. France, Italy and Germany are countries today which are republics.
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2. republic
   [n] - a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
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3. republic
   Country where the head of state is not a monarch, either hereditary or elected, but usually a president, whose role may or may not include political functions. A republic may be an aristocracy,...
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4. republic
   The word republic comes from the Latin res publica: public matter, or the affairs of the people. A state governed by an assembly of citizens rather than by a king, queen or emperor. The leaders are elected into power by the people. Rome was a republic between 510 BC and 27 BC
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5. Republic
   Re·pub'lic noun [ French république , Latin respublica commonwealth; res a thing, an affair + publicus , publica , public. See Real , adjective , and Public .] 1. Com...
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6. republic
   1. Common weal. ... 2. 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. ... In some ancient states called republics the sovereign power was exercised by an hereditary aristocracy or a pri...
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7. Republic
   • (a.) 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. • (a.) Common weal.
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8. republic
   (from the article `Latin America, history of`) ...finding suitable European princes to rule their countries. Local figures, furthermore, lacked the necessary authority to be accepted as monarchs. ... The typical 13th-century city-state was a republic administering a territory of dependent towns; whether it was a democracy is a question ...
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9. republic
   republic 1. A state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them. 2. Any body of people viewed as a commonwealth. 3. A state in which the head of government is not a monarch or other hereditary hea...
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10. Republic
    A variation of the federal style.
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11. republic
    republic [Lat. res publica,=public affair], today understood to be a sovereign state ruled by representatives of a widely inclusive electorate. The term republic formerly denoted a form of government that was both free from hereditary or monarchical rule and had popular control of the state and a co...
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12. Republic
    In 1935 Republic was founded as a motion picture production company. Four small studios came together in its genesis. Primary productions for Republic studios were B Movies. Given the relatively low production costs, Republic made quality pictures. John Wayne, Gene Autrey and Roy Rogers were among t...
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13. Republic
    A commonwealth; that form of government in which the administration of affairs is open to all the citizens. In another sense, it signifies the state, independently of its form of government. In this sense, it is used by Ben Johnson. Those that, by their deeds make it known, whose dignity they do sus...
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14. republic
    Country where the head of state is not a monarch, either hereditary or elected, but usually a president, whose role may or may not include political functions
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15. republic
    a state in which the supreme power is with the citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen by them.
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16. Republic
    A `republic` is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, retain supreme control over the government, at least in theory, and where offices of state are not granted through heritage.--> The word "republic" is derived from the Latin phrase res publica...
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17. Republic
    (album) `Republic` is the sixth studio album by New Order. Released in 1993 by London Records, it was their first album released after the demise of Factory Records, and their last for eight years. The album reached number 1 in the UK, and is New Order`s last chart topper. It also rece...
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18. Republic
    (Faroe Islands) The `Republic` (, also known as the `Republican Party`) is a left-wing political party in the Faroe Islands committed to Faroese Independence. It was founded in 1948 as a reaction to independence not being proclaimed after a public vote on the matter showed a significant plura...
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19. Republic
    (Armenia) The `Republic` (Hanrapetutyun) is an opposition political party in Armenia. The party founded by the ex-members of Republican Party of Armenia and members of "Yerkrapah" Volunteer union- Aram Sargsyan, Albert Bazeyan, Vagharshak Harutyunyan, Ara Ketikyan and others,...
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20. Republic
    (Belarus) `Republic` (Respublika) is a parliamentary group in Belarus which opposes the administration of President Alexander Lukashenko. In legislative elections held between October 13–17, 2004, the group did not secure any seats.
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21. Republic
    (Transnistria) <br><br> | party_logo = | party_wikicolourid = | leader = Igor Smirnov | foundation = 1990 | ideology = Transnistrian nationalism| european = None | international = None | colours = Red, Green (Colours of the Flag of Transnistria)| headquarters = Tiraspol, Transnistria<...
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22. Republic
    (clothing) `Republic` is a men`s- and women`s-wear retailer with over 80 stores in the UK. It was initially founded in 1985 as Just Jeans, but later changed its name to Best Jeanswear; Republic was launched in 1998. It is a private limited company (Republic (Retail) Ltd.) and, in 2005, Change...
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23. Republic
    (political organisation) `Republic` is a British non-partisan republican pressure group advocating the replacement of the United Kingdom`s monarchy with a democratically-elected head of state. It is a member organisation of Common Cause and the Alliance of European Republican Movements and is...
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24. Republic
    (LIRR station) `Republic` was a station stop along the Ronkonkoma Branch for employees of the Fairchild Engine & Airplane Manufacturing Company on December 9, 1940.--> This station was used by employees of the nearby Republic Airport. Due partially to recent redevelopment in the area, rum...
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