Synonyms for republic
rɪˈpʌb lɪkre·pub·lic

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1. democracy, republic, commonwealthnoun

   a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

   Synonyms:
   nation, majority rule, country, state, body politic, res publica, commonwealth, land, democracy

2. republicnoun

   a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch

   "the head of state in a republic is usually a president"

   Synonyms:
   democracy, commonwealth

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1. • Political System

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1. republicnoun

   Synonyms:
   commonwealth, popular government, representative government

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1. List of paraphrases for "republic":

   république, republika, república, repubblica, srpska, republics, köztársaság, republike, republik, republican, republiky, democracy

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1. Sanam Vakil:

   Ultimately the Islamic Republic is under pressure, because people really do want accountability and transparency.

2. Emilienne Namsona:

   We expect our new president to disarm the fighters so we can go home, this is important because we are suffering here in Central African Republic. We want peace. We're going to vote for peace.

3. Mireille Fanon Mendes-France:

   The Dominican Republic does not recognize the existence of a structural problem of racism and xenophobia, but it must address these issues as a matter of priority so the country can live free from tension and fear.

4. Pavel Bednyakov/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool/AP Putin:

   Russian-Chinese relations are developing as we planned in previous years. Everything is moving forward and developing, cooperation in the international arena between the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China, as we have repeatedly said, is very important for stabilizing the international situation.

5. Vanuatu President Baldwin Lonsdale:

   What is happening now is that, as I've seen over and over again, the people of the Republic of Vanuatu need humanitarian assistance at the moment, and I'm very pleased with the international community that they have responded to my appeal.