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Johnson: We're Not A Democracy, We're A "Biblical" Republic And Separation Of Church And State Isn't Real (www.joemygod.com)
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[–] rhombus@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

There are a couple definitions. One I’ve heard most is a republic has a citizen as head of state, which disqualifies both monarchies and military dictatorships. Another is that the head of state is elected or nominated, which disqualifies non-representative systems entirely.