REPUBLIC


Meaning of REPUBLIC in English

■ noun 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.

Origin

C16: from Fr. république , from L. respublica , from res 'concern' + publicus 'of the people, public'.

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