Synonyms for republic
rɪˈpʌb lɪkre·pub·lic

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1. democracy, republic, commonwealthnoun

   a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

   Synonyms:
   nation, majority rule, country, state, body politic, res publica, commonwealth, land, democracy

2. republicnoun

   a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch

   "the head of state in a republic is usually a president"

   Synonyms:
   democracy, commonwealth

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1. • Political System

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1. republicnoun

   Synonyms:
   commonwealth, popular government, representative government

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1. List of paraphrases for "republic":

   république, republika, república, repubblica, srpska, republics, köztársaság, republike, republik, republican, republiky, democracy

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1. Roozbeh Mirebrahimi:

   It was a high-level decision of the Islamic Republic. The topics of the Friday prayers are issued from a single source, the Friday prayer imams are sent talking points to tell them what issues to discuss.

2. Rokneddin Javadi:

   We welcome all oil companies, including the Americans, that meet Islamic Republic's requirements to invest in Iran.

3. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio:

   You cannot be lawless. We live in a republic. There are ways to change the laws of this country and the policies. If we get frustrated with it, that's why we have elections. That's why we have people we can hold accountable.

4. President Tayyip Erdogan:

   The Nov. 1 election ushered in four years of stability and confidence. Let's make this period a time of reforms, prioritising a new constitution, the Turkish republic has enjoyed its best period in the last 13 years.

5. Hamid Farahvashian:

   He is part of the establishment. He has gained this status because of the Islamic republic of Iran. Why should he shoot himself by weakening the system ?