Added 7 October 2026
republic
/ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪk/ noun
In Latin: rēspūblica Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about republic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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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.
- A state, which may or may not be a monarchy, in which the executive and legislative branches of government are separate.
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One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.
The Republic of Udmurtia is west of the Permian Oblast.
Origin
From Middle French republique (“republic”), from Latin rēspūblicā, from rēs (“thing”) + pūblica (“public”); hence literally “the public thing”.
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