All 3 Uses of
republic
in
Cry, the Beloved Country
- Republic!†
Chpt 2.21republic = a system of government in which a majority of citizens elect representatives to make laws
- Where would we be if we ever got a republic?†
Chpt 2.21
- If you think long enough about it, you will be brought to consider republics, and bilingualism, and immigration, and Palestine, and God knows what.†
Chpt 2.26 *republics = governmental systems in which a majority of citizens elect representatives to make laws
Definitions:
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(1)
(republic) of a system of government in which a majority of citizens elect representatives to make laws; or someone in favor of such a form of government
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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.