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

Starring opposite him is Irina Mikhailova, an actress also from the Russian republic of Yakutia, who led Burnashev’s previous film Our Winter. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024

Not toward Settembrini’s international republic of letters, and not back toward his simple bourgeois life down in the flatlands. —George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024

Moldova was a republic in the Soviet Union, and its people forged deep societal ties with Russia that continue to this day. —Byandra Timu, Fortune Europe, 4 Nov. 2024

These storylines have political weight in the context of a nation hurtling toward a revolution that would ultimately overthrow an authoritarian regime and establish a constitutional republic. —Judy Berman, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024