republic

1. A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.
2. (archaic) A state, which may or may not be a monarchy, in which the executive and legislative branches of government are separate.
3. One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.
4. One of the subdivisions that made up the former Yugoslavia.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪk/

Etymology

From Middle French republique (“republic”), from Latin rēspūblicā, from rēs (“thing”) + pūblica (“public”); hence literally “the public thing”.

Synonyms

democracy

commonwealth

federation

nation

state

sovereign state

democratiself-government

free state

demonocracy

democracies

Translations

république

repubblica

Republik

república

republiek

república

república

δημοκρατία

cumhuriyet

republika

res publica

vrijstaat

respublica

rzeczpospolita

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