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Republic
01
a governing system in which the supreme power is held by people and their chosen representatives
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
republics
Examples
The nation declared itself a republic after overthrowing the monarchy.
02
a state or country where power is held by the people or their elected representatives, typically with an elected head of state rather than a monarch
Examples
France became a republic after the French Revolution.
Lexical Tree
republican
republic
public
publ
