republican
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Opposition candidate Paul Hounkpe offered "republican congratulations" to finance minister Wadagni, 49, who had been widely tipped to win after being endorsed by outgoing leader Patrice Talon.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
By 1787 Madison and the other Founders knew that the great challenge for a new constitution was to channel democratic energy into republican institutions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Making a government—a good, republican government, at least—requires nothing short of a miracle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
In 2011, the late Labour MP Paul Flynn, a staunch republican, called on MPs "to remove the bandages from our mouths" when it came to royalty.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
In both instances his posture of public probity—slavery should be ended and political parties were evil agents that corrupted republican values—was at odds with his personal behavior and political interest.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing republican
Lincoln Inaugural Address (March 1861)
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"What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" Vocabulary from the speech
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Chapter 3, Sections 1–2
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