republic

Noun
  1. A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them (synset 108378256)
    is a type of: form of government, political system - the members of a social organization who are in power
    subtypes:
    same as: commonwealth, democracy
  2. A form of government whose head of state is not a monarch (synset 108379844)
    "the head of state in a republic is usually a president"
    is a type of: form of government, political system - the members of a social organization who are in power
    specific instances: roman republic - the ancient Roman state from 509 BC until Augustus assumed power in 27 BC; was governed by an elected Senate but dissatisfaction with the Senate led to civil wars that culminated in a brief dictatorship by Julius Caesar

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