Definition of REPUBLIC

republic

Meanings

Plural: republics

Noun

  • a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
  • a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
    • "the head of state in a republic is usually a president"
  • A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.
  • A state, which may or may not be a monarchy, in which the executive and legislative branches of government are separate.
  • One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.
  • One of the subdivisions that made up the former Yugoslavia.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French republique (“republic”), from Latin rēspūblicā, from rēs (“thing”) + pūblica (“public”); hence literally “the public thing”.

Scrabble Score: 14

republic is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
republic is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
republic is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

republic is a valid Words With Friends word