republic

Syllables: re·pub·lic/ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪk/

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Ireland/ɹɪˈpʊb.lɪk/

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.

Noun

republic (plural republics)

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; Norway is a constitutional monarchy.
- Perhaps the great charm of a republic to the young mind is, the career which it seems to lay open to all, and whose success depends upon personal gifts; while their exercise seems more independent when devoted to the people rather than to the monarch.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXIII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 256
(archaic) A state, which may or may not be a monarchy, in which the executive and legislative branches of government are separate.
- 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...1795, Immanuel Kant, Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch
One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.
- The Republic of Udmurtia is west of the Permian Oblast.
One of the subdivisions that made up the former Yugoslavia.

Proper noun capitalized: Republic

Republic

A small city in Republic County, Kansas, United States.
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Marquette County, Michigan, United States.
A city in Christian County and Greene County, Missouri, United States.
A village in Seneca County, Ohio, United States.
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.
A small city, the county seat of Ferry County, Washington, United States.
An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
The Roman Republic.
- The general adoption of the system for all free men came towards the end of the Republic.1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page xiv

republic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

republic in Hindi

a type of state: गणराज्य gaṇrājya, गणतंत्र gaṇtantra, जम्हूरियत jamhūriyat

republic in Tamil

a type of state: குடியரசு kuṭiyaracu

republic in Marathi

a type of state: प्रजासत्ताक prajāsattāk

republic in Urdu

a type of state: جَمْہُورِیَہ jamhūriya, جَمْہُورِیَت jamhūriyat

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republic in Bengali: প্রজাতন্ত্র projatontro, জনতন্ত্র jonotontro, গণরাষ্ট্র gonoraśṭro, গণরাজ্য gonorajjo
republic in Telugu: గణతంత్ర gaṇatantra
republic in Malayalam: ഗണതന്ത്രം gaṇatantraṁ
republic in Kannada: ಗಣರಾಜ್ಯ gaṇarājya
republic in Punjabi: ਗਣਰਾਜ gaṇrāj, ਗਣਤੰਤਰ gaṇtantar
republic in Gujarati: ગણતંત્ર gaṇtantra
republic in Odia: ଗଣରାଜ୍ୟ gaṇarājya
republic in Sanskrit: गणतन्त्र gaṇatantra
republic in Sinhala: ජනරජය janarajaya
republic in Assamese: প্ৰজাতন্ত্ৰ prozatontro
republic in Nepali: गणतन्त्र gaṇatantra
republic in Pashto: جمهوريت jamhuryat, ولسي حکومت wolësi hokumat
republic in Tagalog: republika
republic in Arabic: جُمْهُورِيَّة jumhūriyya
republic in Malay: republik
republic in Indonesian: republik
republic in Thai: สาธารณรัฐ sǎa-taa-rá-ná-rát
republic in Vietnamese: cộng hòa, cộng hoà
republic in Myanmar: သမ္မတနိုင်ငံ samma.ta.nuingngam
Dhivehi: ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ jum̊hūriyyā
Kashmiri: جۆمہوٗرِیَتھ jomhūriyath, لوٗکہٕ راج lūkụ rāj

Examples of republic in a sentence

After a contentious election, Jones succeeded Smith as president of the republic.
As the Soviet Union collapsed, the party secretaries in the Central Asian republics found themselves leaders of newly-established sovereign countries.
The revolution had completely transformed the monarchy into a republic.

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Forms of republic

plural	republics
alternative form (obsolete)	republick
alternative form (obsolete)	republique

Plural of republic: republics

Origin of republic

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

Words formed from republic

Phrases with republic

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Questions about republic

What does republic mean?: Republic means a state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.
What is republic in Hindi?: Republic in Hindi is गणराज्य (gaṇrājya), गणतंत्र (gaṇtantra), जम्हूरियत (jamhūriyat). See Republic meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is republic?: Republic can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce republic?: Republic is pronounced /ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪk/.
What is the plural of republic?: The plural of republic is republics.

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