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republic

[ri-puhb-lik] / rɪˈpʌb lɪk /


NOUN
nation
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“The very premise of a free republic is that you are going to have differences in views,” Latner said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

"I swear ... that I will faithfully carry out the duties of president of the republic," Peru's ninth president in a decade stated before Congress.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

The lone exception to the rule is Botswana, a democratic republic that has traditionally featured the sitting president’s portrait on its 10 pula banknote denomination.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

All these paths to influencing the Constitution are vital to our ability to function as a self-governing republic of equal citizens.

From Slate Jul. 20, 2026

The imperatives of their collaboration, plus the need to present a united front against the Federalists, took precedence over their incompatible notions of where sovereignty resided in the American republic.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

The spreadsheet shows that Suozzi shared his table with four guests invited by Doug Burleigh, a longtime Fellowship leader focused on Russia, Ukraine, and other former Soviet republics.

From Salon May 29, 2026

It was Mr. Landsbergis, who as parliament chairman in March 1990, led Lithuania to declare it was ridding itself of the U.S.S.R.—the first of the 15 Soviet republics to do so.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 24, 2026

Nineteen countries showed up in Davos for the Board's inauguration from all corners of the compass - from Argentina to Azerbaijan, from former Soviet republics to Gulf kingdoms.

From BBC Jan. 22, 2026

Most Spanish American republics had ended slavery or implemented gradual emancipation measures as early as 1811, with final abolition in place by the mid-1850s.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 4, 2026

Colonel Aureliano Buendía was alive, but apparently he had stopped harassing the government of his country and had joined with the victorious federalism of other republics of the Caribbean.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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