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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of republic

And the process of nominating people for those offices remains a remarkable link to the earliest years of the republic. —Peter Kastor, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025

Under former President Obama, GOP leaders changed their tune, framing deficit spending as an existential threat to the republic and demanding that the Democratic president rein in federal programs. —Mike Lillis, The Hill, 11 Jan. 2025

And though the coast gets its name from the city of Amalfi — once the seat of a powerful maritime republic — there’s no town that symbolizes this fabled stretch of coast more acutely than Positano. —Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2025

Nullifying some of the most important aspects of the constitution which our founders installed to keep our democratic republic strong. —Steven Delco, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2025