republic
Sign in to saveA republic, based on the Latin phrase res publica ('public thing' or 'people's thing'), is a state in which political power rests with the public (people), typically through their representatives—in contrast to a monarchy. Although a republic is most often a single sovereign state, subnational state entities that have governments that are republican in nature may be referred to as republics.
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A republic is a form of government where political power belongs to the people, usually exercised through representatives they choose, rather than to a single monarch. The term comes from Latin meaning "public thing," and while republics are typically independent countries, some smaller regions within countries can also have republican forms of government.
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- Etymology
- History
- Classical republics
- Other ancient republics
- Indian subcontinent
- Icelandic Commonwealth
- Mercantile republics
- Calvinist republics
- Liberal republics
- Decolonization
- Socialist republics
- Constitution
- Head of state
- Structure
- Elections
- Ambiguities
- Sub-national republics
- Other meanings
- Original meaning
- Democracy vs. republic debate
- Political philosophy
- United States
- See also
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A republic, based on the Latin phrase res publica ('public thing' or 'people's thing'), is a state in which political power rests with the public (people), typically through their representatives—in contrast to a monarchy. Although a republic is most often a single sovereign state, subnational state entities that have governments that are republican in nature may be referred to as republics.
Representation in a republic may or may not be freely elected by the general citizenry. , 159 of the world's 206 sovereign states use the word "republic" as part of their official names. Not all of these are republics in the sense of having elected governments, nor is the word "republic" used in the names of all states with elected governments.