republic

noun

1. A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.

   “The United States is a republic; Norway is a constitutional monarchy.”

   “Perhaps the great charm of a republic to the young mind is, the career which it seems to lay open to all, and whose success depends upon personal gifts; while their exercise seems more independent when devoted to the people rather than to the monarch.”

   ““[…] We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications, perhaps ? But since when did army officers afford the luxury of amanuenses in this simple republic ?[…]””

2. (archaic)A state, which may or may not be a monarchy, in which the executive and legislative branches of government are separate.
3. One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.

   “The Republic of Udmurtia is west of the Permian Oblast.”

4. One of the subdivisions that made up the former Yugoslavia.

name

1. A small city in Republic County, Kansas, United States.
2. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Marquette County, Michigan, United States.
3. A city in Christian County and Greene County, Missouri, United States.
4. A village in Seneca County, Ohio, United States.
5. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.
6. A small city, the county seat of Ferry County, Washington, United States.
7. An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
8. The Roman Republic.

   “The general adoption of the system for all free men came towards the end of the Republic.”