All 5 Uses of
republic
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- …that all these old podestas, these ancient condottieri,—for the Cavalcanti have commanded armies and governed provinces,—my opinion, I say, is, that they have buried their millions in corners, the secret of which they have transmitted only to their eldest sons, who have done the same from generation to generation; and the proof of this is seen in their yellow and dry appearance, like the florins of the republic, which, from being constantly gazed upon, have become reflected in them.†
Chpt 65-66 (definition 1)
- "Oh, that coat is not his own idea; it is the Republic's, which deputed David [*] to devise a uniform for the Academicians."†
Chpt 69-70 (definition 1)
- Take the Republic for a tutor; let us return with renewed strength to the battle-field, and I promise you 500,000 soldiers, another Marengo, and a second Austerlitz.†
Chpt 73-74 (definition 1)
- Will you believe the government of a republic, a kingdom, and an empire?†
Chpt 83-84 (definition 1) *
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- At the Bois de Boulogne, ennui and hunger attacked me at once,—two enemies who rarely accompany each other, and who are yet leagued against me, a sort of Carlo-republican alliance.†
Chpt 39-40 (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.