All 6 Uses of
republic
in
The Kite Runner
- What's a 'republic'?
p. 37..2republic = a system of government in which a majority of citizens elect representatives to make laws
- On Baba's radio, they were saying that word, "republic," over and over again.
p. 37..2
- Does 'republic' mean Father and I will have to move away?
p. 37..3
- The constitutional monarchy had been abolished, replaced by a republic,
p. 43..6 *republic = a government controlled by elected representatives
- ...led by a president of the republic.
p. 43..6republic = a system of government in which a majority of citizens elect representatives to make laws
- Baba was the lone Republican in our building.
p. 126..8republican = in favor of a system of government in which a majority of citizens elect representatives to make laws
Definition:
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(republic) a system of government in which a majority of citizens elect representatives to make laws