republic

[US]/rɪˈpʌblɪk/
[UK]/rɪˈpʌblɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch

Phrases & Collocations

Democratic Republic

Federal Republic

Republic of China

Presidential Republic

Republic Day

Example Sentences

the republic of letters.

the Fourth Republic of France.

the Federal Republic of Germany

the two republics' common border.

the republics want secession from the union.

Embassy of the Federative Republic of Brazil?

the referendum affirmed the republic's right to secede.

The world is a republic of the -ies, and always was.

Pal patine is captured.Grievous will escape.The Republic will fall.

Andora is a small mountain republic between France and Spain.

Lu Hsun attained a high position in the republic of letters.

Real-world Examples

Of course, it was formerly a Soviet republic.

Source: The Washington Post

A country with a president is called a republic.

Source: American students' world geography textbook

" well, doctor, what have we got a republic or a monarchy" ?

Source: Hillary's 2018 Yale University graduation speech

And Franklin answered " a republic if you can keep it right" .

Source: Hillary's 2018 Yale University graduation speech

Taksim Square has now become the protesters own mini republic.

Source: BBC Listening Collection June 2013

Commuting between Cambridge and the new capital city, he linked the republic and the academy.

Source: Entering Harvard University

Secondly, that it's a reflex action to save the republic.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

In 1931, when Spain became a republic again, Catalonia saw some positive changes.

Source: Popular Science Essays

Interest has surged among the Central Asian republics of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

Source: The Economist - International

However, Barbados voted to become a republic last year, according to ITV News.

Source: Newsweek

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