I see these comments without fail whenever anybody mentions the term democracy. Everybody knows what is meant by the term, your pedantry is neither insightful, nor interesting, its just distracting, pointless noise.
Please stop.
It's also incorrect. A democracy and a republic are not mutually exclusive.
> I understand your meaning, and I know everyone else understands your meaning. Still, I need to clutter the discussion with misguided pedantry.