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A state without a monarch, with public authority organized through elected institutions.
Natural examples
Die Republik wählt ihr Parlament alle vier Jahre.
The republic elects its parliament every four years.
Nach der Revolution wurde eine Republik ausgerufen.
A republic was proclaimed after the revolution.
In einer Republik wird das Staatsoberhaupt nicht automatisch vererbt.
In a republic, the head of state is not hereditary.
Usage note
Republik is feminine: die Republik; plural Republiken. Constitutions and distributions of power differ from country to country.
Mini-lesson: Republik
A state without a monarch, with public authority organized through elected institutions. Republik is feminine: die Republik; plural Republiken. Constitutions and distributions of power differ from country to country.
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