noun
- a country that is governed by elected representatives and by an elected or nominated president rather than by a king or queen
Examples
- The United States is a federal republic.
- France became a republic after the French Revolution.
- The Roman Republic lasted for centuries before becoming an empire.
- Citizens in a republic have the right to vote for their leaders.
- The new constitution established the country as a democratic republic.
- Many former colonies became republics after gaining independence.