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republic
noun
a
country
or
state
without
a
king
or
queen
in
which
the
people
elect
their
leaders
•
After
years
of
monarchy
,
the
nation
finally
became
a
republic
and
elected
its
first
president
.
After
years
of
monarchy
,
the
nation
finally
became
a
republic
and
elected
its
first
president
.
•
The
teacher
showed
the
students
a
map
highlighting
every
republic
in
South
America
.
The
teacher
showed
the
students
a
map
highlighting
every
republic
in
South
America
.
from
Latin
res
publica
“
public
affair
,
commonwealth
”,
later
used
in
French
république
before
entering
English
in
the
16th
century
noun
a
self-governing
community
or
network
of
people
linked
by
a
shared
interest
•
During
the
Renaissance
,
writers
across
Europe
saw
themselves
as
part
of
a
republic
of
letters
.
During
the
Renaissance
,
writers
across
Europe
saw
themselves
as
part
of
a
republic
of
letters
.
•
Thanks
to
social
media
,
photographers
worldwide
have
formed
a
vibrant
republic
of
imagemakers
.
Thanks
to
social
media
,
photographers
worldwide
have
formed
a
vibrant
republic
of
imagemakers
.
extension
of
the
political
sense
to
metaphorical
communities
from
the
17th
century
onward
