From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Governmentrepublicre‧pub‧lic, Republic /rɪˈpʌblɪk/●くろまる●くろまる●くろまるW2 noun [countable]PGa country governed by elected representatives of the people, and led by a president, not a king or queen → democracy, monarchythe former Federal Republic of GermanyNine republics took part in the referendum.► see thesaurus at governmentExamples from the Corpusrepublic• A Bibletranslator in one of the Andean republicsrecounted the following story to the author.• Tuva, under the Soviet system, was always an autonomousrepublic.• The elitistrepublic has evolved into an inclusivedemocracy.• It is one conceived out of compromise and concessionindispensable to the establishment of our federalrepublic.• the French Republic• The Kazakh-brokered agreement had called for a ceasefire along the border between the two former Soviet republics.• A working group, with representatives of all the republics concerned, was established to prepare a first draft.• So might the decision to let the republics go it alone on economic reform.Originrepublic(1500-1600)Frenchrépublique, from Latinrespublica, from res"thing" + publica"public"