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by seanw444 1526 days ago
Yes, republics utilize some democracy. Are republics == democracy? No. Otherwise one of the two words wouldn't exist.
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colinmhayes 1526 days ago
It's a square and rectangle situation. Republic is a subset of democracy.
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the_only_law 1526 days ago
If you’re only allowed a single word to represent anything, I’m afraid much of your sentence is incomprehensible because o many of those words simply can’t exist.
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