Definition of republic

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • republic is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • republic is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • republic is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 19

Definition of republic


  • a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. commonwealth
    2. democracy
  • a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch (noun)

    Examples

    1. the head of state in a republic is usually a president

See definition of republic in Merriam Webster