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republican

[ri-puhb-li-kuhn] / rɪˈpʌb lɪ kən /


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Opposition candidate Paul Hounkpe offered "republican congratulations" to finance minister Wadagni, 49, who had been widely tipped to win after being endorsed by outgoing leader Patrice Talon.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Persuasion, he rightly believed, isn’t an ornament but the heart of republican leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

By 1787 Madison and the other Founders knew that the great challenge for a new constitution was to channel democratic energy into republican institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Both loyalist and republican paramilitaries are behind the practise according to Long, and she wanted to reassure those who have been targeted that they should report it to authorities.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

In a sense, Washington was defending his presidency as an essential exception to full-blooded republican principles.

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




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