Definitions for Republic
rɪˈpʌb lɪkRepub·lic

Princeton's WordNet(3.43 / 7 votes)Rate this definition:

1. democracy, republic, commonwealth(noun)

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

2. republic(noun)

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

   "the head of state in a republic is usually a president"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. republic(Noun)

   A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.

   The United States is a republic; Great Britain is technically a monarchy.

   Etymology: From république, derived from res publica, from res + publicus; hence literally “the public thing”.

2. republic(Noun)

   A state, which may or may not be a monarchy, in which the executive and legislative branches of government are separate. (archaic)

   Republicanism is the political principle of the separation of the executive power (the administration) from the legislative; despotism is that of the autonomous execution by the state of laws which it has itself decreed. ... Therefore, we can say: the smaller the personnel of the government (the smaller the number of rulers), the greater is their representation and the more nearly the constitution approaches to the possibility of republicanism; thus the constitution may be expected by gradual reform finally to raise itself to republicanism ... None of the ancient so-called "republics" knew this system, and they all finally and inevitably degenerated into despotism under the sovereignty of one, which is the most bearable of all forms of despotism. uE00018089uE001 Immanuel Kant, Perpetual Peace

   Etymology: From république, derived from res publica, from res + publicus; hence literally “the public thing”.

3. republic(Noun)

   One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.

   The Republic of Udmurtia is west of the Permian Oblast.

   Etymology: From république, derived from res publica, from res + publicus; hence literally “the public thing”.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Republic(adj)

   common weal

   Etymology: [F. rpublique, L. respublica commonwealth; res a thing, an affair + publicus, publica, public. See Real, a., and Public.]

2. Republic(adj)

   a state in which the sovereign power resides in the whole body of the people, and is exercised by representatives elected by them; a commonwealth. Cf. Democracy, 2

   Etymology: [F. rpublique, L. respublica commonwealth; res a thing, an affair + publicus, publica, public. See Real, a., and Public.]

Freebase(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Republic

   A republic is a form of government in which affairs of state are a "public matter", not the private concern of the rulers. In a republic, public offices are appointed or elected rather than inherited, and are not the private property of the people who hold them. In modern times, a common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of state is not a monarch. Currently, 135 of the world's 206 sovereign states use the word "republic" as part of their official names. Both modern and ancient republics vary widely in their ideology and composition. In classical and medieval times the archetype of all republics was the Roman Republic, which referred to Rome in between the period when it had kings, and the periods when it had emperors. The Italian medieval and Renaissance political tradition today referred to as "civic humanism" is sometimes considered to derive directly from Roman republicans such as Sallust and Tacitus. However, Greek-influenced Roman authors, such as Polybius and Cicero, sometimes also used the term as a translation for the Greek politeia which could mean regime generally, but could also be applied to certain specific types of regime which did not exactly correspond to that of the Roman Republic. Republics were not equated with classical democracies such as Athens, but had a democratic aspect.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Republic

   rē-pub′lik, n. a commonwealth: a form of government without a monarch, in which the supreme power is vested in representatives elected by the people.—adj. Repub′lican, belonging to a republic: agreeable to the principles of a republic.—n. one who advocates a republican form of government: a democrat: one of the two great political parties in the United States, opposed to the Democrats, favouring a high protective tariff, a liberal expenditure, and an extension of the powers of the national government.—v.t. Repub′licanise.—n. Repub′licanism, the principles of republican government: attachment to republican government.—n. Republicā′rian.—Republic of Letters, a name for the general body of literary and learned men.—Republican era, the era adopted by the French after the downfall of the monarchy, beginning with 22d September 1792.—Red republican, a violent republican, from the red cap affected by such. [Fr. république—L. respublica, commonwealth.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Republic

   the name given to a State in which the sovereign power is vested in one or more elected by the community, and held answerable to it though in point of fact, both in Rome and the Republic of Venice the community was not free to elect any one outside of a privileged order.

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1. republic

   Is a political system in which the democratic power is with the citizens of official voting age who are empowered to elect people into a unity government through a transparent and fair form of proportional representation voting system.

   Many countries around the world are a Republic. e.g. the Republic of Ireland, The Republic of Congo.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 22, 2017  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Republic' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2301

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Republic' in Nouns Frequency: #802

How to pronounce Republic?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Republic in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Republic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Republic in a Sentence

1. Scott Walker:

   The Islamic Republic of Iran -- the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism -- is on the march throughout the Middle East, president Obama’s deal … risks provoking a nuclear arms race in the most volatile region of the world, one that threatens the survival of our closest regional ally Israel and our key Arab partners.

2. Arlene Foster:

   We want to see a refit of some of the structures of the Belfast Agreement to reflect the new emerging relationships – both between Northern Ireland and the Republic as well as between the United Kingdom and the Republic, updated arrangements to take account of any new Brexit deal secured would allow the new environment to be managed in a pro-active and democratic manner.

3. James Clapper:

   Will the republic stand or fall on whether John( John Brennan) retains his access to classified information ? Of course not. The larger issue here, to me, throughout has been infringement on First Amendment rights and I think people ought to think seriously about that.

4. Danielle Allen:

   This parchment manuscript illuminates in one stroke how the Federalists and anti-Federalists debated the question of whether the new republic was founded on the authority of a single, united sovereign people or on the authority of 13 separate state governments.

5. Theresa May:

   I have been clear that we will make a success of the UK's departure from the European Union, that means it must work for Northern Ireland too, including in relation to the border with the Republic.

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