Synonyms of republic

republic

noun

ri-ˈpə-blik 

as in democracy

government in which the supreme power is held by the people and used by them directly or indirectly through representation

when asked by a passerby what sort of government the constitutional convention had formulated for the new nation, Benjamin Franklin memorably replied, "A republic, if you can keep it"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• democracy
• sovereignty
• self-rule
• self-government
• pure democracy
• autonomy
• home rule
• self-determination
• sovranty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dictatorship
• monarchy
• tyranny
• despotism
• totalitarianism
• monocracy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of republic

In 1568, William I the Silent helped lead the Netherlands revolt against Spain until the Dutch republic was founded in 1588. —Elise Taylor, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025

As voters in a republic who are supposed exercise self-determination, that's on us. —Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025

The Federalists dreamed of a commercial colossus rivaling the empires of Europe, whereas the Republicans imagined a simple, agrarian republic of yeoman farmers defended by citizen militias, with no need for a federal military academy. —Ryan Shaw / Made By History, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025

Only countries with a much stronger social cohesion—Denmark, Sweden, Finland, to some extent the Baltic republics—demonstrated this. —Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025