republic

Plural: republics

Noun

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

Examples

• Forming a long word like REPUBLIC early on can establish a strong dominion on the Scrabble board.
• The Republic of Udmurtia is west of the Permian Oblast.
• The United States is a republic; Norway is a constitutional monarchy.

Synonyms

commonwealth, democracy

Related Words

commonwealth