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- DictionaryRe·pub·lic/rəˈpəblik/
noun
- 1. a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
republic, form of government in which a state is ruled by representatives of the citizen body. Modern republics are founded on the idea that sovereignty rests with the people, though who is included and excluded from the category of the people has varied across history.
REPUBLIC meaning: 1. a country without a king or queen, usually governed by elected representatives of the people and…. Learn more.
REPUBLIC definition: 1. a country without a king or queen, usually governed by elected representatives of the people and…. Learn more.
Britannica Dictionary definition of REPUBLIC. [count] : a country that is governed by elected representatives and by an elected leader (such as a president) rather than by a king or queen. an independent republic. an eastern European republic.
Check pronunciation: republic. Definition of republic noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
6 days ago · 1. countable noun [oft in names] A republic is a country where power is held by the people or the representatives that they elect. Republics have presidents who are elected, rather than kings or queens . In 1918, Austria became a republic. ...the Baltic republics. ...the Republic of Ireland. [ + of] 2. See also banana republic.
1. a. A political order whose head of state is not a monarch and in modern times is usually a president. b. A nation that has such a political order. 2. a. A political order in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who are entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them. b.
