republic in English dictionary

  • republic

    Meanings and definitions of "republic"

    • A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.
    • One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.
    • noun
      A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.
    • noun
      (archaic)
      A state, which may or may not be a monarchy, in which the executive and legislative branches of government are separate.
    • noun
      One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.
    • a type of state
    • one of the kinds of parts constituting Russia
    • noun
      a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch; "the head of state in a republic is usually a president"
    • noun
      a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

    Synonyms of "republic" in English dictionary

    form of government, political system, commonwealth are the top synonyms of "republic" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of republic

    • republic ( plural  republics)
    • republic (plural republics)
  • Republic

    Meanings and definitions of "republic"

    • noun
      Alternative letter-case form of [i]republic[/i] , used in proper names of nations.
    • Republic (Faroe Islands)

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