raison d'être,raisons d'être
reason or justification for existing; to be

Ayn Rand (1905-1982) 
her book.Atlas Shrugged.(1957), a lengthy and popular novel, depicted five characters in a fictional America moving toward a bizarre form of socialism. She was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and immigrated to the United States in 1926.

ratify, ratified, ratifying, ratifies, ratifier, ratification, ratifications
to approve and give formalsanction to; confirm; the act of ratifying or the condition of being ratified

real, realness
being no less than what is stated; worthy of the name (a real friend; a real constitution); being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verifiable existence (real objects; real health); true and actual; not imaginary, not alleged (real people, not ghosts; a real good dinner); a film based on real life; genuine and authentic; not artificial or spurious; 'real' implies that something is genuine or authentic or that what it seems or has the intention of being tallies with fact

really
in actual truth or fact (the horseshoe crab isn't really a crab at all); truly; genuinely (that was a really enjoyable evening; indeed (really, you shouldn't have bought this for me)

realm
kingdom; territory; area; sphere; natural, normal, or proper place; social order or rank; domain (within the realm of possibility) 

reductio ad absurdum
the disproof of a proposition by showing its consequences to be impossible or absurd when it is carried to its logical conclusion; or, the proof of a proposition by showing its opposite to be foolish or impossible 

referendum, referendums.or.referenda
the submission of a proposed public measure or actual statute to a direct popular vote; such a vote; compare,plebiscite

Reform.Bills.or Reform Acts, series of 19th and 20th century.enactments of the British Parliament.that resulted in electoral reforms. The general purposes of such acts were the achievement of a.more representative government and the.democratization.of the electoral process. Another aim was the elimination of corrupt electoral practices (something needed in Canada for decades (*), such as bribery, patronage, etc. The most important of these enactments were the Reform Bills of 1832, 1867 and 1885.
REFORM BILL OF 1832.(a major.step.toward government of the people, by the people; the Statute of Westminster regarding Canada was a.leap.forward).

The Reform Bill of 1832 provided for the redistribution of parliamentary seats and virtually tripled the electorate. It disenfranchised 56 boroughs, among them the so-called rotten boroughs, which had no or very small populations and those known as pocket boroughs, in which the number of representatives had been controlled by aristocratic landowners. The parliamentary representation of other boroughs was decreased, while that of a number of large towns and of the counties generally was increased. The representation of Ireland and Scotland was also increased. The electorate was broadened by the elimination or lessening of various restrictive residential requirements and financial qualifications. On the whole, the Reform Bill of 1832 resulted in the transfer of political power from the landowning aristocrats to the middle class and in the subordination of the House of Lords to the popular will (House of Commons).

The Second Reform Bill of 1832 caused riots..comprised with Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia 99. © 1993-1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

regime
a form of government (a fascist regime); a government in power; administration: suffered under the new regime; a  prevailing social system or pattern; the period during which a particular administration or system prevails; a regulated system, as of diet and exercise; a regimen

regimen
governmental rule or control

relevant, relevantly, relevance, relavancy
having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand; affording evidence tending to prove or disprove the matter at issue or under discussion; having social relevance 
synonyms.germane, pertinent, apposite, applicable, apropos

germane.may additionally imply a fitness for or appropriateness to the situation or occasion 
apposite.suggests a felicitous relevance 
applicable.suggests the fitness of bringing a general rule or principle to bear upon a particular case 
apropos.suggests being both relevant and opportune (the quip was apropos)

relinquish, relinquished, relinquishing, relinquishes, relinquisher, relinquishment
to give up or abandon; to put aside or desist; to let go; surrender; to cease holding; release (relinquish a grip) 

reparation
something done or paid to compensate or make amends; the act or process of repairing or the condition of being repaired; the act or process of making amends; expiation; compensation or remuneration required from a defeated nation as indemnity for damage or injury during a war

repatriate, repatriated, repatriating, repatriates, repatriation
to restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin (repatriate war refugees); one who has been repatriated; return to one's country

repeal, repealed, repealing, repeals, repealable, repealer
to revoke or rescind, especially by an official or formal act; the act or process of repealing

repercussion, repercussive
an often indirect effect, influence, or result that is produced by an event or action; impact; a recoil, rebounding, or reciprocal motion after impact; reflection

republic.('we the public'; 're public'.–.things having to do with the public)
a political order in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who place into positions of responsibility, individuals duly elected by them; a nation that has such a political order such as the United States

repudiate, repudiated, repudiating, repudiates, repudiative, repudiator..
to reject the validity or authority of; to reject emphatically as unfounded, untrue, or unjust; to refuse to recognize; to refuse to have any dealings with

repudiation, repudiationist
the act of repudiating or the state of being repudiated; the refusal to acknowledge a proposal, policy, contract, etc.

repugnance, repugnant, repugnantly
extreme dislike or aversion; arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive (morally repugnant behavior)

rescind, rescinded, rescinding, rescinds, rescindable, rescinder, rescindment
to make void; repeal or annul

Rhode Island.(population around a million)


rubber stamp
a person or body that gives perfunctory approval or endorsement of a policy without assessing its merit; a perfunctory approval or endorsement; a piece of rubber affixed to a handle and bearing raised characters used to make ink impressions, as of names or dates

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