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Nov. 4th, 2004 11:45 am
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Date: 2004-11-04 12:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] valkyriekaren.livejournal.com
A republic doesn't have a single absolute ruler, but isn't necessarily democratic; it could still be a meritocracy, plutocracy or theocracy.

All democracies are republics; not all republics are democracies.

Date: 2004-11-04 12:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] valkyriekaren.livejournal.com
Obvious example - the People's Republic of China. Not full representative democracy, but it's a republic because it doesn't have a king/emperor.

Date: 2004-11-04 01:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] karohemd.livejournal.com
Exactly, that's why the presence of republic confused me, as it's a more generic term.
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