republics
noun
Definitions
A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.
Example: The United States is a republic; the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a constitutional monarchy.
A state, which may or may not be a monarchy, in which the executive and legislative branches of government are separate.
One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.
Example: The Republic of Udmurtia is west of the Permian Oblast.