republic
noun
a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them.
republics
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pluralof republic.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The spreadsheet shows that Suozzi shared his table with four guests invited by Doug Burleigh, a longtime Fellowship leader focused on Russia, Ukraine, and other former Soviet republics.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
Some Central Asian republics now have closer economic ties with China than with Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
The five Central Asian former Soviet republics -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan -- became independent with the collapse of the Soviet Union 35 years ago.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
Nineteen countries showed up in Davos for the Board's inauguration from all corners of the compass - from Argentina to Azerbaijan, from former Soviet republics to Gulf kingdoms.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
I shall set aside any discussion of republics, because I have treated them at length elsewhere.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
