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republic

[ri-puhb-lik] / rɪˈpʌb lɪk /


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

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

The work they did after they disembarked has nourished our republic to this day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Charles used the phrase in a speech in Barbados when he attended the ceremony in which it became a republic in 2021, removing his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, as head of state.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Disagreement is part of life in a healthy republic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

He was living the great paradox of the early American republic: What was politically essential for the survival of the infant nation was ideologically at odds with what it claimed to stand for.

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

Note: Regions consists of republics, krais, oblasts, cities of federal importance, and autonomous okrugs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

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

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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