In a republic, citizens exercise political power indirectly through elected officials who are accountable to the public.
在共和国中，公民通过选举产生的对公众负责的官员间接行使政治权力。
Which choice best defines “republic”?
A — Government by elected reps. “republic” means government by elected reps.
Which word means “government by elected reps”?
B — republic. “republic” means government by elected reps.
republic — government by elected reps. In Chinese: 共和国.
republic is pronounced /rɪˈpʌblɪk/.
In a republic, citizens exercise political power indirectly through elected officials who are accountable to the public. (在共和国中，公民通过选举产生的对公众负责的官员间接行使政治权力。)
democracy, commonwealth, representative government — all close in meaning to republic (government by elected reps).
monarchy, dictatorship — each the opposite of republic (government by elected reps).
Yes. republic is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
republic(People's Public)