> and republic is government where the > population chooses representatives to govern.
Alberto replied:
Such as Iraq?
100% Vote Maru
Yes, Iraq qualifies as a republic. But it isn't a democratically elected republic. Earlier I posted the Oxford definition of democracy. Here's the Oxford definition of democratic and the thesaurus entry:
democratic
/dem"krtk/ adjective 1 of, like, or practising democracy. 2 favouring social equality. democratically adverb. democratize /d"mkrtaz/ verb (also -ise) (-zing or -sing). democratization noun.
�1chosen, elected, elective, popular, representative. 2classless, egalitarian.
The government of Iraq is not egalitarian, does not favor social equality, is not popular among the Iraqi people, and is not representative of the true will of the Iraqi people. Therefore, even though it is a republic, it is not a democratic republic.
Reggie Bautista
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