republic
A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than…A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.
» The colony declared independence and became a republic.
Колония провозгласила независимость и стала республикой.
Meaning
4 sensesA 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.
Republik
респу́бликаrespúblika
респу́блікаrespúblika
One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.
The Republic of Udmurtia is west of the Permian Oblast.
Republik, Teilrepublik
респу́бликаrespúblika
респу́блікаrespúblika
One of the subdivisions that made up the former Yugoslavia.
(archaic)A state, which may or may not be a monarchy, in which the executive and legislative branches of government are separate.
a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
Examples
190 sentencesThe colony declared independence and became a republic.
ruКолония провозгласила независимость и стала республикой.
The president of the republic is chosen by the people.
Президент республіки обирається народом.
ruПрезидент республики выбирается народом.
deDer Präsident der Republik wird vom Volk gewählt.
Germany is a federal republic.
Німеччина — федеративна республіка.
ruГермания является федеративной республикой.
deDeutschland ist eine Bundesrepublik.
Atheism has become the philosophy of the new society of the old republic.
Атеїзм став філософією нового суспільства старої республіки.
Germany is a parliamentary republic.
Німеччина — парламентська республіка.
ruГермания — парламентская республика.
deDeutschland ist eine parlamentarische Republik.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French republique (“republic”), from Latin rēspūblicā, from rēs (“thing”) + pūFrom Middle French republique (“republic”), from Latin rēspūblicā, from rēs (“thing”) + pūblica (“public”); hence literally “the public thing”.
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Forms
plural: republicsSynonyms
2 synonyms- a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them:democracycommonwealth