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    Republic
    re‧pub‧lic W2 , Republic /rɪˈpʌblɪk/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1500-1600
     Language: French
     Origin: république, from Latin respublica, from res 'thing' + publica 'public'
    a country governed by elected representatives of the people, and led by a president, not a king or queen ⇨ democracy, monarchy:
        the former Federal Republic of Germany
        Nine republics took part in the referendum.
         
    THESAURUS
       ▪ government [uncountable and countable] the group of people who govern a country or the system they use to govern it: The French government did not sign the agreement. | a democratic system of government
       ▪ administration [countable] the government of a country, especially one such as the US, which is led by a president: the Kennedy administration | the problems left by the previous adminstration
       ▪ regime [countable] a government, especially one that was not elected fairly or that you disapprove of: Most people opposed the apartheid regime.
       ▪ the executive [singular] the part of the government that makes sure that laws and decisions work well: the separation of powers between the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary
       ▪ democracy [uncountable and countable] a political system in which everyone can vote to choose the government, or a country that has this system: The transition to democracy has not been easy. | In a democracy, people have freedom of speech.
       ▪ republic [countable] a country that has an elected government, and is led by a president, not a king or queen: Mauritius became a republic in 1992.
       ▪ monarchy [uncountable and countable] /ˈmɒnəki $ ˈmɑːnərki/ the system of having a king or queen as the head of state, or a country that has this system: Some monarchies have elected governments. | controversy about the institution of monarchy


    republic
    re‧pub‧lic W2 , Republic /rɪˈpʌblɪk/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1500-1600
     Language: French
     Origin: république, from Latin respublica, from res 'thing' + publica 'public'
    a country governed by elected representatives of the people, and led by a president, not a king or queen ⇨ democracy, monarchy:
        the former Federal Republic of Germany
        Nine republics took part in the referendum.
         
    THESAURUS
       ▪ government [uncountable and countable] the group of people who govern a country or the system they use to govern it: The French government did not sign the agreement. | a democratic system of government
       ▪ administration [countable] the government of a country, especially one such as the US, which is led by a president: the Kennedy administration | the problems left by the previous adminstration
       ▪ regime [countable] a government, especially one that was not elected fairly or that you disapprove of: Most people opposed the apartheid regime.
       ▪ the executive [singular] the part of the government that makes sure that laws and decisions work well: the separation of powers between the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary
       ▪ democracy [uncountable and countable] a political system in which everyone can vote to choose the government, or a country that has this system: The transition to democracy has not been easy. | In a democracy, people have freedom of speech.
       ▪ republic [countable] a country that has an elected government, and is led by a president, not a king or queen: Mauritius became a republic in 1992.
       ▪ monarchy [uncountable and countable] /ˈmɒnəki $ ˈmɑːnərki/ the system of having a king or queen as the head of state, or a country that has this system: Some monarchies have elected governments. | controversy about the institution of monarchy