Republic - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |rɪˈpʌblɪk|  American pronunciation of the word republic
Brit.  |rɪˈpʌblɪk|  British pronunciation of the word republic

noun

- a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them (syn: commonwealth, democracy)
- a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
the head of state in a republic is usually a president

Extra examples

Nine republics took part in the referendum.

Mongolian Republic

...the marching band played “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” and several other martial airs...

...there was a period of primal idealism after the founding of the republic and before the rise of partisan politics...

Switzerland is a federal republic.

Volunteers fill a real need for teachers in the Somali Republic.

On 8 January 1959 De Gaulle was inaugurated as First President of the Republic.

The President proclaimed the republic's independence.

The River Elbe flows through the Czech Republic.

The Fifth French Republic was established with a strong president in 1958.

In 1960, the regions united to form the Somali Republic.

Four of the regions were upgraded to the status of republic.

The Republic is the pattern of all other states and the exemplar of human life.

German Democratic Republic

Mongolian People's Republic

Word forms

noun
singular: republic
plural: republics
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