republic

  1. Noun.  A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.
  2. Noun.  A state, which may or may not be a monarchy, in which the executive and legislative branches of government are separate. (''archaic'').
  3. Noun.  One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.

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