republic meaning

[ɹɪˈpʌblɪk]

WRepublic

A republic (from Latin: res publica) is a form of government in which power resides in elected individuals representing the citizen body and government leaders exercise power according to the rule of law.
Both modern and ancient republics vary widely in their ideology and composition.
Republics became more common in the Western world starting in the early 19th century, eventually displacing absolute monarchy as the most common form of government.
Most often a republic is a sovereign state, but there are also sub-sovereign state entities that are referred to as republics, or which have governments that are described as 'republican' in nature.

Definition of republic in English Dictionary

NounPLrepublicsPREré-
1. A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.
  1. The United States is a republic; the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a constitutional monarchy. ‎
More Examples
1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
  - Tricolours are seen in the national flags of over twenty countries, including Belgium, France, India, Italy, Russia, The Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland.
  - Burčák is a name protected by national legislation of which use is reserved for partially fermented grape must made from grapevine harvested and processed in the Czech Republic in the given year.
  - At the same time, the Republic of Cyprus is stymied by a counterembargo by Turkey on its ships and planes, denying them access to the giant and lucrative Turkish market, its closest neighbor.
2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
  - Instead of Punta Cana, its name for the last 27 years, the restaurant was now called Casa de Campo — the same as an ultraluxe resort in the Dominican Republic.
  - The rightmindedness, the virtue, and the subtlety of the interpreter (and not now of a rhapsode like Ion) became the new key to the validity of poetry in the Platonic republic.