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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of republic

On Monday, the sixth World Nomad Games kicked off in Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet republic in Central Asia. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026

The Prime Minister of the Turkish republic of northern Cyprus, Ünal Üstel, told Turkish media that 237 people had been rescued from the ship, and search efforts were continuing for 23 people. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

This panic is also nothing new; television was supposed to rot our brains, and radio before that, and somehow the republic survived. — Mckenna Friedland, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Then, traveled to Barbados to see the country officially remove Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and become a republic. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026