A republic can be defined in many different ways. One of the more common definitions is simply "a country which is not a monarchy". Another definition says that a republic is "a country where sovereignty rests with the people or the nation, rather than with the ruler". A third definition stresses the importance of laws and constitutions, defining a republic as "a country governed on the basis of laws rather than the wishes of individuals, where everyone is equally subject to the law". Some simply define a republic as being a democracy. There are many other definitions of the word, and what one person considers to be a republic, another person may not.
States describing themselves as republics[]
Country | Head of state | Head of government |
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President Allister Cowan | Prime Minister David Mfeme |
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President Kjell Roll Elgsaas (directly elected) | |
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President David Leah | |
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President Steven Kramer (directly elected) |
Prime Minister Erik Porter (appointed by legislature) |
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Supreme Alliant Akhbaar Fahz | |
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President Mendek Karastourru (directly elected) |
Prime Minister Alare Arociaho (appointed by legislature) |
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Bundespräsident W. S. Hombruch | Secretary of State Count Otto de Biseuro |
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President Truto Acero | |
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Supreme Chancellor ? | |
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President Edison Garlenthz | ? |
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Praetor Catalina Santiago, Consul Anya Atmasova, and Chancellor Numerio Jadiro (appointed by member states, appointed by legislature, and appointed by bureaucracy, respectively) | |
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President Peter Krembs (appointed by legislature) | |
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President Ernesto Sabato | N.N. |
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The Lai'a Ari'a (appointed by religious authorities) |
Commisar Sa'ama Kyakilia'ii (former head of state political academy) |
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President Vittorio Mercoledi | N.N. |
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Chancellor Aya Warden | First Minister Aroth Black (appointed by legislature) |
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President Matthew Cook | |
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President Carlos Augusto de Melo (directly elected) | |
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President Johann Weissman (appointed by legislature) | |
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Thane Lachlan | Gingach Allánn |
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The Da Juan Pablo O'Gorman O'Driscoll (appointed by legislature) | |
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President Michael Adums | |
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Prime Minister Kirad Waelau (elected from National Assembly) | |
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President-for-Life Joan Urós (appointed by legislature) |
Prime Minister Patric Malaussèna |
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Reeve Annideigh Lynne (appointed by legislature) | |
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President of the People's Revolutionary Council Oscar Valdez | |
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President Edward Hope (directly elected) | |
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Lord President George Bullard | Chancellor Sarah Jacobs |
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Party Chairman Iosef Exner | |
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