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
In a republic, the noun, supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, constrained by law.
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
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran's parliament speaker and a veteran of the Revolutionary Guards, has emerged as the highest-profile political figure in the Islamic republic after the killing of its leaders.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
Such was the vehemence with which he made the threat that the president of the republic canceled his trip at the last moment and sent the decoration with a personal representative.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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