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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_167352" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_167352" /> == | ||
<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' a.) | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' a.) A state in which the sovereign power resides in the whole body of the people, and is exercised by representatives elected by them; a commonwealth. Cf. Democracy, 2. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' a.) Common weal. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_78679" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_78679" /> == |