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democracy - random dictionary definitions
government in which the highest power is held by the people and is usually used through representatives
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents
republic - random dictionary definitions
a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives
a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them and governing according to law
form of government in which a state is ruled by representatives of the citizen body
They literally mean the same thing to the extent that a Republic can definitely contain democracy or be based on democracy (small d) and be a robust Republic.
Dividing divisive dividers gonna divide and create division. But the two terms are not mutually exclusive.
IMHO we turn the table on them. Republicans speaking from stage should EMBRACE the term democracy and start using it constantly, championing it, taking it away from the other side so they literally have nothing to run on except pedophilia and rampant crime.