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Explain what we mean by a Republic.

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A republic would be a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has elected or nominated a president.

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Republic, form of government in which a state is ruled by representatives of the citizen body. ... The term republic may also be applied to any form of government in which the head of state is not a hereditary monarch.

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