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Definition of republic : 1. A state in which the sovereign power resides in the whole body of the people, and is exercised by representatives elected by them; a commonwealth. Cf. Democracy, 2.
2. Common weal.

Synonyms:

majority rule, country, constitutional government, res publica, government, democratic state, commonwealth, government by popular sovereignty, land, nation, representative government, democracy, body politic, state, self-government

Usage examples:

• His claim to independence for Ireland was to be based not upon force but upon law and the constitution of 1782: his claim was not a Republic but a national constitution under an Irish Crown. - "The Evolution of Sinn Fein", Robert Mitchell Henry.
• He is the Republic. - "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories", Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) Last Updated: February 18, 2009.
• I have observed his face to be not the face of a true friend of the Republic. - "A Tale of Two Cities A Story of the French Revolution", Charles Dickens.