'Republic' definitions:

Definition of 'republic'

(from WordNet)
noun
A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them [syn: democracy, republic, commonwealth]
noun
A form of government whose head of state is not a monarch; "the head of state in a republic is usually a president"

Definition of 'Republic'

From: GCIDE
  • Republic \Re*pub"lic\ (r?-p?b"l?k), n. [F. r['e]publique, L. respublica commonwealth; res a thing, an affair + publicus, publica, public. See Real, a., and Public.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Common weal. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A state in which the sovereign power resides in the whole body of the people, and is exercised by representatives elected by them; a commonwealth. Cf. Democracy, 2. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: In some ancient states called republics the sovereign power was exercised by an hereditary aristocracy or a privileged few, constituting a government now distinctively called an aristocracy. In some there was a division of authority between an aristocracy and the whole body of the people except slaves. No existing republic recognizes an exclusive privilege of any class to govern, or tolerates the institution of slavery. [1913 Webster]
  • Republic of letters, The collective body of literary or learned men. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'republic'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Republic, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Republic, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000) :
8438
Housing Units (2000) :
3298
Land area (2000) :
5.595163 sq. miles (14.491405 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
5.595163 sq. miles (14.491405 sq. km)
FIPS code :
61238
Located within :
Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location :
37.121652 N, 93.471440 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
65738
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Republic, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Republic, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
Population (2000) :
614
Housing Units (2000) :
237
Land area (2000) :
0.863039 sq. miles (2.235260 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.863039 sq. miles (2.235260 sq. km)
FIPS code :
66320
Located within :
Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location :
41.121793 N, 83.017478 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
44867
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Republic, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Republic, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania
Population (2000) :
1396
Housing Units (2000) :
714
Land area (2000) :
0.739644 sq. miles (1.915668 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.739644 sq. miles (1.915668 sq. km)
FIPS code :
64224
Located within :
Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location :
39.965531 N, 79.878064 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
15475
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Republic, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Republic, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000) :
161
Housing Units (2000) :
108
Land area (2000) :
0.261363 sq. miles (0.676927 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.261363 sq. miles (0.676927 sq. km)
FIPS code :
59000
Located within :
Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location :
39.923636 N, 97.822412 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
66964
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Republic, MI -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Michigan

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Republic, MI -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Michigan
Population (2000) :
614
Housing Units (2000) :
356
Land area (2000) :
3.609384 sq. miles (9.348262 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.296779 sq. miles (0.768655 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
3.906163 sq. miles (10.116917 sq. km)
FIPS code :
67980
Located within :
Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location :
46.381067 N, 87.982893 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
49879
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Republic, WA -- U.S. city in Washington

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Republic, WA -- U.S. city in Washington
Population (2000) :
954
Housing Units (2000) :
500
Land area (2000) :
1.582231 sq. miles (4.097960 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.007517 sq. miles (0.019469 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.589748 sq. miles (4.117429 sq. km)
FIPS code :
57850
Located within :
Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location :
48.648159 N, 118.734947 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
99166
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Republic -- U.S. County in Kansas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Republic -- U.S. County in Kansas
Population (2000) :
5835
Housing Units (2000) :
3113
Land area (2000) :
716.383120 sq. miles (1855.423684 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
3.929816 sq. miles (10.178177 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
720.312936 sq. miles (1865.601861 sq. km)
Located within :
Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location :
39.823297 N, 97.647948 W

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