republic

/rɪˈpʌblɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /rɪˈpʌblɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /ri-ˈpə-blik/ (ame, mw)

republic — noun

  • republicsingular
  • republicsplural

1. A nation that has an elected president as its head of state, where citizens vote

1.名詞B1
釋義

A nation that has an elected president as its head of state, where citizens vote for representatives to govern on their behalf, and a single royal family does not hold inherited power.

例句

France became a republic after the revolution of 1789, ending centuries of royal rule.

The newly formed republic held its first free elections last month.

collocation: newly formed republic

同義詞
  • democracy

    overlaps in meaning, but democracy focuses on citizen participation in decisions, while republic focuses on the absence of a monarch

  • commonwealth

    sometimes used for republics (the Commonwealth of Massachusetts), but also refers to a political community formed for the common good

反義詞
  • monarchy

    a country ruled by a king, queen, or emperor who inherits the position

  • kingdom

    a country with a monarch as its head of state

文法句型

[noun] as subject

[noun] as object with article

用法筆記

Frequently used in official country names (the Republic of Korea, the Italian Republic). Contrasts with monarchy — a system where a king, queen, or emperor holds power by birth.

常見錯誤

❌A republic and a democracy mean the same thing.
✅A republic is a country without a monarch; a democracy is a system where people vote on decisions.
💡A republic is defined by its head of state, while a democracy is defined by how decisions are made.