republic
republic n. 共和国；共和政体 人民享有统治权〔sovereign power〕，并选举代表行使此项权力的一种政府体制。此种政体一方面不同于纯粹民主制，后者是由人民或社团作为一个有组织的整体掌握政府的统治权；另一方面它也区别于一人统治〔rule of one person〕(如国王、君主等)。该词可缩略为rep.。(→democracy)
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republic
republic, n. A system of government in which the people hold sovereign power and elect representatives who exercise that power. • It contrasts on the one hand with a pure democracy, in which the people or community as an organized whole wield the sovereign power of government, and on the other with the rule of