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Republic \Re*pub"lic\ (r?-p?b"l?k), n. [F. r['e]publique, L.
respublica commonwealth; res a thing, an affair + publicus,
publica, public. See Real, a., and Public.]
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1. Common weal. [Obs.] –B. Jonson.
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2. A state in which the sovereign power resides in the whole
body of the people, and is exercised by representatives
elected by them; a commonwealth. Cf. Democracy, 2.
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Note: In some ancient states called republics the sovereign
power was exercised by an hereditary aristocracy or a
privileged few, constituting a government now
distinctively called an aristocracy. In some there was
a division of authority between an aristocracy and the
whole body of the people except slaves. No existing
republic recognizes an exclusive privilege of any class
to govern, or tolerates the institution of slavery.
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Republic of letters, The collective body of literary or
learned men.
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Democracy \Democ"racy\ (d[-e]m[o^]k"r[.a]s[y^]), n.; pl.
Democracies (d[-e]m[o^]k"r[.a]s[i^]z). [F. d['e]mocratie,
fr. Gr. dhmokrati`a; dh^mos the people + kratei^n to be
strong, to rule, kra`tos strength.]
1. Government by the people; a form of government in which
the supreme power is retained and directly exercised by
the people.
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2. Government by popular representation; a form of government
in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but
is indirectly exercised through a system of representation
and delegated authority periodically renewed; a
constitutional representative government; a republic.
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3. Collectively, the people, regarded as the source of
government. –Milton.
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4. The principles and policy of the Democratic party, so
called. [U.S.]
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