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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
republican
adjective
connected
with
or
supporting
a
form
of
government
in
which
the
people
choose
representatives
and
there
is
no
king
or
queen
•
The
country
adopted
a
new
republican
constitution
after
the
revolution
.
The
country
adopted
a
new
republican
constitution
after
the
revolution
.
•
Many
young
voters
favored
a
republican
system
instead
of
the
old
monarchy
.
Many
young
voters
favored
a
republican
system
instead
of
the
old
monarchy
.
From
French
républicain
,
based
on
Latin
res
publica
“
public
matter
,
commonwealth
.”
noun
a
person
who
believes
that
a
country
should
be
a
republic
or
who
works
to
replace
a
monarchy
with
an
elected
government
•
The
republican
stood
on
the
podium
and
called
for
the
end
of
the
monarchy
.
The
republican
stood
on
the
podium
and
called
for
the
end
of
the
monarchy
.
•
As
a
devoted
republican
,
she
wore
a
pin
shaped
like
a
broken
crown
.
As
a
devoted
republican
,
she
wore
a
pin
shaped
like
a
broken
crown
.
Same
origin
as
the
adjective
,
first
used
in
English
political
writings
of
the
17th
century
.
Republican
noun
a
member
or
supporter
of
the
Republican
Party
in
the
United
States
•
A
smiling
Republican
shook
hands
with
voters
at
the
county
fair
.
A
smiling
Republican
shook
hands
with
voters
at
the
county
fair
.
•
My
aunt
has
been
a
proud
Republican
since
she
was
eighteen
.
My
aunt
has
been
a
proud
Republican
since
she
was
eighteen
.
Derived
from
the
name
of
the
Republican
Party
,
established
in
1854
.
adjective
connected
with
the
Republican
Party
,
one
of
the
two
major
political
parties
in
the
United
States
•
The
senator
introduced
a
Republican
proposal
to
cut
taxes
.
The
senator
introduced
a
Republican
proposal
to
cut
taxes
.
•
The
two
candidates
debated
their
Republican
and
Democratic
viewpoints
.
The
two
candidates
debated
their
Republican
and
Democratic
viewpoints
.
Capitalization
began
in
the
mid-19th
century
with
the
founding
of
the
U
.
S
.
Republican
Party
(
1854
).