Definition of "republic" []

• A political order whose head of state is not a monarch and in modern times is usually a president. (noun)
• A nation that has such a political order. (noun)
• A political order in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who are entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them. (noun)
• A nation that has such a political order. (noun)
• A specific republican government of a nation: the Fourth Republic of France. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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• "Now, I know why Beck uses the term republic. it makes tea bagger proud"
• "Across the road, a white banner with the word republic fluttered from the front fence of an equally small dwelling."