What does it mean to be a republic?

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most specifically India

Answer 1

A republic is a state or country that is not led by a hereditary monarchwhere the people of that state or country (or at least a part of that people) have impact on its government, and that is usually indicated as a republic.

The detailed organization of republics' governments can vary widely. The first section of this article gives an overview of the distinctions that characterise different types of non-fictional republics. The second section of the article gives short profiles of some of the most influential republics, by way of illustration. A more comprehensive list of republics appears in a separate article. The third section is about how republics are approached as state organisations in political science: in political theory and people governed.

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