noun:a country that is governed by elected representatives and by an elected leader (such as a president) rather than by a king or queen
noun:a government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and who in modern times is usually a president
synonyms: stat
Examples
an eastern European 'republic'
an independent 'republic'
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(..) ...than you have had up to this point. I have decided to promote you to inspector... ...the highest rank of any officer in the republic. - Inspector? - Exactly. And your first case is the Gluant murder... ...and theft of (..)