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   republic

   /rɪˈpʌblɪk/

   noun

   • 1. a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
   • ▪ a group with a certain equality between its members: "the community of scholars and the republic of learning"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French république, from Latin respublica, from res ‘entity, concern’ + publicus ‘of the people, public’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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