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Republic
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(a.) A state in which the sovereign power resides in the whole body of the people, and is exercised by representatives elected by them; a commonwealth. Cf. Democracy, 2.
(2):
(a.) Common weal.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Republic'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/r/republic.html. 1828.