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republic

Form of government where the head of state is elected

Entityform of state form of governmentQ7270

Also known as republican state · republican government

Instance of: form of state
, form of government
Subclass of: regime

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A republic, based on the Latin phrase res publica, is a state in which political power rests with the public (people), typically through their representatives—in contrast to an absolute monarchy or a direct democracy. Although a republic is most often a single sovereign state, subnational state entities that have governments that are republican in nature may be referred to as republics.

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Opposite of: monarchic system
Different from: Republika
republic
Has list: list of republics
Named after: Res publica

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52 identifiers linking republic across the web's reference databases

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