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What is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true? (lemmy.ca)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

That's virtually meaningless. A "republic" is virtually any country that doesn't have a monarchy or dictator.

So drawing a distinction between a "democracy" and a "democratic republic" in this manner is a waste of time. There plenty of democratic monarchies, which are equally democracies, too.