Meaning Of The Word Republic

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What's The Definition Of Republic?

republic
A republic is a country where power is held by the people or the representatives that they elect. Republics have presidents who are elected, rather than kings or queens.

republic in American English
a state or nation in which the supreme power rests in all the citizens entitled to vote (the electorate) and is exercised by representatives elected, directly or indirectly, by them and responsible to them
noun: 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

republic in British English
noun: a form of government in which the people or their elected representatives possess the supreme power

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