Republic (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them.
  2. any body of persons viewed as a commonwealth.
  3. a state in which the head of government is not a monarch or other hereditary head of state.
  4. any of the five periods of republican government in France.
  5. a philosophical dialogue (4th century b.c.) by Plato dealing with the composition and structure of the ideal state.
noun
  1. a form of government in which the people or their elected representatives possess the supreme power
  2. a political or national unit possessing such a form of government
  3. a constitutional form in which the head of state is an elected or nominated president
  4. any community or group that resembles a political republic in that its members or elements exhibit a general equality, shared interests, etc
Republic (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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