Form of government (8)

I believe the answer is:
republic
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">form of government</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(republic is a kind of form of government)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for republic that I've seen before include "Nation in which the head of state is elected" , "Cure blip (anag.)" , "State without monarch" , "Country in which supreme power is held by the people" , "Cuba, say" .)