The definitions of democracy and republic were quite different back when Rome was ruled by 2 consuls and Athens was governed by the reforms of Solon.
Today is a vastly different time. The only meaning of a republic is a society without a monarchy, which means that the USSR, Zimbabwe, and the USA are/were all "republics."
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Date: 19/4/10 15:13 (UTC)Today is a vastly different time. The only meaning of a republic is a society without a monarchy, which means that the USSR, Zimbabwe, and the USA are/were all "republics."