All 4 Uses of
republic
in
The Scarlet Letter
- From the loftiest point of its roof, during precisely three and a half hours of each forenoon, floats or droops, in breeze or calm, the banner of the republic; but with the thirteen stripes turned vertically, instead of horizontally, and thus indicating that a civil, and not a military, post of Uncle Sam's government is here established.†
Chpt Intr. (definition 1)
- I must plead guilty to the charge of abbreviating the official breath of more than one of these venerable servants of the republic.†
Chpt Intr. (definition 1) *
- An effect—which I believe to be observable, more or less, in every individual who has occupied the position—is, that while he leans on the mighty arm of the Republic, his own proper strength departs from him.†
Chpt Intr. (definition 1)
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- How unlike alas the hangdog look of a republican official, who, as the servant of the people, feels himself less than the least, and below the lowest of his masters.†
Chpt Intr. (definition 2) *
Definitions:
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(1) (republic) a system of government in which a majority of citizens elect representatives to make laws
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(2) (meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) As a proper noun, the word form Republican is commonly used to describe one of the major U.S. political parties. It is and has been used by many other organizations such as The Irish Republican Army.