word
Republican
Rih-PUH-blih-kuhn
/rɪˈpʌblɪkʌn/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
republican
Dictionary meaning
Having the supreme power lying in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them or characteristic of such government.
Examples
- The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government- United States Constitution.
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