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Plural / 3rd person of republic. Showing the entry for republic.

republic

re·pub·lic

UK/ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪk/ US/ɹəˈpʌb.lɪk/ common

noun

1.

a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

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2.

a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch

  • “the head of state in a republic is usually a president”

Origin

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

Phrases

  • Arab Republic of Egypt
  • Argentine Republic
  • banana republic
  • Bilhorod People's Republic
  • Boer republic
  • Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
  • California Republic
  • Central African Republic

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