The term originates from the Latin translation of Greek word politeia. Cicero, among other Latin writers, translated politeia into Latin as res publica, and it was in turn translated by Renaissance scholars as republic (or … See more

While the philosophical terminology developed in classical Greece and Rome, as already noted by Aristotle there was already a long … See more

Structure
With no monarch, most modern republics use the title president for the head of state. Originally used to … See more

Archaic meaning
Before the 17th Century, the term 'republic' could be used to refer to states of any form of government as … See more

A republic does not necessarily have a constitution but is often constitutional in the sense of constitutionalism, meaning that it is constituted by a … See more

In general being a republic also implies sovereignty as for the state to be ruled by the people it cannot be controlled by a foreign power. … See more

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• Democratic republic
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