Republic (noun)

  1. 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.
  2. A state in which the head of state is not a monarch and the government is not hereditary.

Origin:

Late 16th century: from french république or latin respublica, from res "thing" + publica "public".

Examples:

  1. The United States of America is a republic.
  2. France is a republic.
  3. India is a republic.
  4. Brazil is a republic.
  5. Australia is a constitutional monarchy, but it is also a republic in the sense that the head of state is not a monarch.
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