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In terms of technology, The Republic is often the most highly advanced group in [[The Verse]], possessing the most intensive research programs and best-equipped military (aside from The Empire). If it is pitted against The Empire, they will usually engage in a [[Lensman Arms Race]], and will often be militarily similar. The Republic is sometimes more prone to open warfare with The Empire. If there ''is no Empire'', The Federation and The Republic may act as The Empire for each other.
The [[Trope Namer]] can be attributed as [[Star Wars|The Galactic Republic]], usually referred to as just
Keep in mind that republics in [[Real Life]] can differ much. There are democratic republics (what most people think of first), but Venice, Genoa, and the Netherlands were oligarchic republics, and many dictatures officially are republics too. Even those where the dictator manages to make his offspring his successor.
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