republic

(eg. house, critical, origin )

republic /ri ˈpəb lək/ ?

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(n) a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
(n) a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch

The republic has been on a collision course with the Kremlin ever since Gamsakhurdia's nationalist coalition won an election victory last October.
A sovereign democratic republic, in the Hindi language, is Sampoorna Prabhutva Sampanna Lokatantratmaka Ganarajya.
A republic, if you can keep it.

"The United States wants the Islamic Republic of Iran to take its rightful place in the community of nations. You have that right -- but it comes with real responsibilities," Obama said in an unprecedented video message released to Middle East...
on Mar 19, 2009 By: Barack Obama Source: International Herald Tribune
"In the elections, voters had different tendencies, but they equally believe in the ruling system and support the Islamic Republic," said Khamenei, who is Iran's ultimate authority.
on Jun 16, 2009 By: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Source: CBS News
"We have passed the new constitution for our republic," Otunbayeva said at a news conference. "It will not be an interim but a legal and legitimate government ...... we are leaving the word interim behind."
on Jun 27, 2010 By: Roza Otunbayeva Source: The Associated Press