republic

Example Sentences

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In a democratic republic the people choose those representatives through elections with broad suffrage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

This whole big shambolic miracle machine only keeps rolling because we are an amazing thing—a democratic republic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

President since 2024 after an election held following the death of former president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, Pezeshkian is seen as belonging to the more moderate wing of politics in the Islamic republic.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The killing of Larijani, a non-cleric but a pillar of the system for decades, was likely the biggest loss to the Islamic republic after the death of Ali Khamenei.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Thus ended, at least for the time being, the fullest public exchange of views on the most deep-rooted problem facing the new American republic.

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