Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "republic" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "republic" over time.
A republic, based on the Latin phrase res publica, is a state in which political power rests with the public (people), typically through their representatives—in contrast to a monarchy. Although a republic is most often a single sovereign state, subnational state entities that have governments that are republican in nature may be referred to as republics. Read more on Wikipedia