Meaning

4 senses
  1. 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.

    Republik

    респу́бликаrespúblika

    респу́блікаrespúblika

  2. One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.

    The Republic of Udmurtia is west of the Permian Oblast.

    Republik, Teilrepublik

    респу́бликаrespúblika

    респу́блікаrespúblika

  3. One of the subdivisions that made up the former Yugoslavia.

  4. (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 sentences
  1. The colony declared independence and became a republic.

    ruКолония провозгласила независимость и стала республикой.

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  2. 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.

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  3. Germany is a federal republic.

    Німеччина — федеративна республіка.

    ruГермания является федеративной республикой.

    deDeutschland ist eine Bundesrepublik.

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  4. Atheism has become the philosophy of the new society of the old republic.

    Атеїзм став філософією нового суспільства старої республіки.

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  5. Germany is a parliamentary republic.

    Німеччина — парламентська республіка.

    ruГермания — парламентская республика.

    deDeutschland ist eine parlamentarische Republik.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a type of state:
Русский
By meaning 1
a type of state:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
a type of state:
one of the kinds of parts constituting Russia:

Origin

From Middle French republique (“republic”), from Latin rēspūblicā, from rēs (“thing”) + pū

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

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