independent republic
Self-governing sovereign state
An independent republic is a sovereign state with a republican form of government—one that governs itself without external control and derives authority from its citizens rather than a monarch.
The phrase often emphasizes newly won sovereignty: After the revolution, they declared an independent republic.
It may also distinguish a self-governing nation from territories, dependencies, or monarchies.
- sovereign nationSelf-ruled territorial polity
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
- United StatesNorth American federal republic
- San MarinoLandlocked republic within Italy
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
founding document · rule of law · democracy · popular sovereignty · autonomy · breakaway state · Estonia · self-determination · Switzerland · judicial review · national identity · federalism · checks and balances · separation of powers · civil rights · Ireland · parliament · head of state
independent republiccolony
Dependent territorial settlement
vassal state · puppet state · protectorate · satellite state · occupied territory
independent republicabsolute monarchy
Unrestricted single-ruler government
hereditary monarchy · kingdom · empire · theocracy · dictatorship
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