republic
noun [C] /rɪˈpʌb.lɪk/Definition
C1 a country without a king or queen, usually governed by elected representatives of the people and a president: the People's Republic of ChinaRepublics and kingdoms
(Definition of republic noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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