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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.
noun. a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them. any body of persons viewed as a commonwealth. a state in which the head of government is not a monarch or other hereditary head of state.
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.
Check pronunciation: republic. Definition of republic noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and 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.
5 days ago · republic in British English. (rɪˈpʌblɪk ) noun. 1. a form of government in which the people or their elected representatives possess the supreme power. 2. a political or national unit possessing such a form of government. 3. a constitutional form in which the head of state is an elected or nominated president.
