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A Republic is a nation without a monarchy/emperor whatever.
Democracy is how you elect representatives to enact laws etc., and there are various systems of democracy you can have.
The conservatives that say this have basically made "USA-style representative democracy" = "Republic" because they come from the mindset of "Democracy " = "Direct Democracy", which is something that no nation state has used in a very long time. They also come from the mindset of "Democracy" being mob rule of the minority , which is more American brainrot influenced by the Electoral College.
Also, there are plenty of Republics in history that have been dictatorships, so their talking point is nothing more than a rehearsed line that is meant to be used until it becomes true. From what I've seen it works too, every American conservative I've seen uses it.
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