republic

Definition

A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.

Etymology

From Middle French republique (“republic”), from Latin rēspūblicā, from rēs (“thing”) + pūblica (“public”); hence literally “the public thing”.

Example Sentences

• "The United States is a republic; Norway is a constitutional monarchy."
• "Perhaps the great charm of a republic to the young mind is, the career which it seems to lay open to all, and whose success depends upon personal gifts; while their exercise seems more independent when devoted to the people rather than to the monarch."
• "“[…] We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications, perhaps ? But since when did army officers afford the luxury of amanuenses in this simple republic ?[…]”"

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