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republic

[ri-puhb-lik] / rɪˈpʌb lɪk /


NOUN
nation
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In 1800, John Adams handed power to his bitter rival Thomas Jefferson, establishing the peaceful transfer between parties that defines our republic.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

In Antigua and Barbuda and the Bahamas, where the King is head of state, the conversation about becoming a republic has significant support.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

"The president of the republic is travelling to Saudi Arabia this afternoon to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman," a statement from the presidency said earlier.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

From the beginning of the republic, they were carried out in town squares across the country.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

The guardians of his republic, its elite ruling class, having deciphered the “law of births,” would ensure that only such harmonious “fortunate” unions would occur in the future.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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

The five Central Asian former Soviet republics -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan -- became independent with the collapse of the Soviet Union 35 years ago.

From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026

The Druzhba Pipeline once carried Russian oil to Moscow’s Cold War-era Soviet republics and socialist satellites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 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

Many writers have imagined republics and principalities that have never been seen nor known to exist in reality.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli


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