| republic definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them | 195 sets |
| 2 | a form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting | 62 sets |
| 3 | a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives | 28 sets |
| 4 | a form of government in which citizens elect representatives to speak or act for them | 27 sets |
| 5 | a form of government in which power is in the hands of representatives and leaders are elected by citizens who have the right to vote. | 24 sets |
| 6 | a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch | 21 sets |
| 7 | form of government in which voters elect officials to run the state | 19 sets |
| 8 | government led by elected representatives | 15 sets |
| 9 | a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them. | 14 sets |
| 10 | a government in which voters hold sovereign power; elected representatives, responsible to the people, exercise that power | 13 sets |
| 11 | a form of government in which power is in the hands of representatives and leaders are elected by citizens who have the right to vote | 12 sets |
| 12 | a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them | 11 sets |
| 13 | representative government | 10 sets |
| 14 | system of government in which officials are chosen by the people | 10 sets |
| 15 | a form of government in which voters elect officials to run the state | 10 sets |
| 16 | a public thing | 10 sets |
| 17 | a form of government in which people elect representatives to rule in their name | 10 sets |
| 18 | system of government in which citizens choose representatives to govern them | 9 sets |
| 19 | refers to the period of roman history from the overthrow of the monarchy -- etruscan (509 b.c.e) | 9 sets |
| 20 | a specific description of a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them | 8 sets |
| 21 | the people choose representatives to govern them. | 8 sets |
| 22 | the people choose representatives to govern them | 8 sets |
| 23 | representative democracy | 8 sets |
| 24 | a form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws. | 7 sets |
| 25 | a strong national government headed by elected leaders | 7 sets |
| 26 | a government in which citizens rule themselves through elected representatives | 7 sets |
| 27 | a form of government in which citizens elect representatives to speak or act for them. | 7 sets |
| 28 | where the people elect representatives | 7 sets |
| 29 | nation with a strong national government headed by elected leaders. | 6 sets |
| 30 | a government in which the people elect representatives to govern | 6 sets |
| 31 | a form of government in which the citizens elect representatives to make laws and run the government | 6 sets |
| 32 | government in which voters elect officials to represent them | 6 sets |
| 33 | a government in which citizens who have the right to vote select their leaders | 6 sets |
| 34 | government in which citizens rule through elected representatives | 6 sets |
| 35 | form of government in which people elect representatives | 5 sets |
| 36 | type of government in which the people hold political power | 5 sets |
| 37 | a state in which the citizens elect representatives to form a government | 5 sets |
| 38 | a government in which the power lies with the citizens, who vote for people to represent them. | 5 sets |
| 39 | a form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws | 5 sets |
| 40 | a representative government in which no leaders inherit office | 5 sets |
