Meaning & use
presidential republic
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Meaning
nouncountable
A country with no monarch in which a president both leads the government and represents the state, and holds office separately from the legislature.
Grammar: A countable noun: one presidential republic, several presidential republics.
Patterns
- a presidential republic like something
The United States is a presidential republic, not a monarchy.
In a presidential republic, voters often choose the president directly.
Brazil became a presidential republic at the end of the nineteenth century.
Word forms
| plural | presidential republics |
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Common combinations
- become a presidential republic
- The country became a presidential republic after the vote.
- federal presidential republic
- Mexico is a federal presidential republic.
- unlike a parliamentary system
- Unlike a parliamentary system, a presidential republic has a fixed term for its leader.
- form of government
- A presidential republic is one form of government among many.
- constitution of a presidential republic
- The constitution of a presidential republic divides power between branches.
Synonyms and how they differ
- presidential system
- Presidential system names the way power is arranged, while presidential republic names the country itself.
- republic
- Republic is broader because it covers any state without a monarch, including parliamentary ones.
Opposites
Word family
- president noun
- the elected head of the state
- presidency noun
- the office or term of a president
- presidential adjective
- relating to a president
- republic noun
- a state without a monarch
- republican adjective
- relating to a republic
Commonly confused: presidential republic or parliamentary republic?
presidential republic vs parliamentary republic
In a parliamentary republic, the head of government is chosen by the legislature, while the president is often mostly ceremonial.
Practice
Which feature best describes a presidential republic?
Choose one answer.
In a presidential republic the president is elected separately and holds office on a fixed term. The first option describes a parliamentary system and the second a monarchy.
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