republic
People choose leaders
A republic is a form of government where power rests with citizens who elect representatives to govern, rather than with a monarch or hereditary ruler.
The term implies rule by law and public institutions rather than by personal authority.
In American political discourse, republic often emphasizes constitutional limits on majority rule, distinguishing it from pure democracy: We're a republic, not a democracy. (Capitalized Republic may refer to specific political parties or historical states.)
Authority over a state
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- senateLegislative governing body
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- executiveSenior organizational leader
judiciary · administration · cabinet · ministry · bureaucracy · statecraft · council · chancellor
Elected leader of nation
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- termFixed period or word
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
veto · commander-in-chief · administration · presidential · nominee · candidate · election · diplomacy
Organized public voting
- ballotVoting document
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- votingFormally registering a choice
- electorateEligible voting body
polling · referendum · plebiscite · franchise · turnout · precinct · primary · caucus
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- charterFounding organizational document
- amendmentChange to official text
- bill of rightsDocument listing protected liberties
- preamblePreliminary statement before content
articles · ratification · framers · founders · convention · enumerated powers · judicial review · supremacy clause
Supreme independent authority
- statehoodCondition of being sovereign
- countrySovereign state or territory
- commonwealthState for public good
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
nation-state · independence · autonomy · self-rule · territory · homeland · motherland · fatherland
Members of a nation
- electorateEligible voting body
- populaceInhabitants of a place
- peopleHumans as a group
- residentsPeople living somewhere
nationals · constituents · civilians · community · voters · commoners · civil society · civic
Upper chamber member
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- legislatorElected maker of laws
- representativeOne who acts for another
- lawmakerOne who drafts legislation
assemblyman · councilor · constituent · caucus · committee · bipartisan · incumbent · reelection
government
Authority over a state
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- senateLegislative governing body
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
executive · judiciary · administration · cabinet · ministry · bureaucracy · statecraft · council · chancellor · premier
president
Elected leader of nation
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- termFixed period or word
cabinet · veto · commander-in-chief · administration · presidential · nominee · candidate · election · diplomacy · head of state
election
Organized public voting
electorate · polling · referendum · plebiscite · franchise · turnout · precinct · primary · caucus · candidates
constitution
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- charterFounding organizational document
- amendmentChange to official text
- bill of rightsDocument listing protected liberties
preamble · articles · ratification · framers · founders · convention · enumerated powers · judicial review · supremacy clause · clauses
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- statehoodCondition of being sovereign
- countrySovereign state or territory
- commonwealthState for public good
federation · nation-state · independence · autonomy · self-rule · territory · homeland · motherland · fatherland · union
citizens
Members of a nation
- electorateEligible voting body
- populaceInhabitants of a place
- peopleHumans as a group
residents · nationals · constituents · civilians · community · voters · commoners · civil society · civic · participation
senator
Upper chamber member
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- legislatorElected maker of laws
- representativeOne who acts for another
lawmaker · assemblyman · councilor · constituent · caucus · committee · bipartisan · incumbent · reelection · bicameral
- democracyvote, voting, election, elections, ballot
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
- governmentsdemocracy, monarchy, autocracy, oligarchy, tyranny
- Greek & RomanAchilles heel, Trojan horse, Pandora's box, Midas touch, Odyssey
- ClassicalMozart, Beethoven, Haydn, symphony, sonata
- territoriesprovince, state, region, country, colony
republicmonarchy
Rule by crowned sovereign
kingdom · autocracy · empire · absolute monarchy · principality
republicdictatorship
Unchecked single-ruler government
tyranny · despotism · totalitarianism · authoritarianism · autocracy
- Republic of IndiaSouth Asian democratic nation
- California Republic1846 breakaway territory
- Dominican RepublicCaribbean island nation
- banana republicsPolitically unstable, export-dependent nations
- Republican PartyRight-leaning American political organization
- Czech RepublicBohemian homeland nation
republican, republics, republicanism, republication, republications