Answer: republics

AnswerCrossword Clue
REPUBLICSThe Baltics, e.g.
REPUBLICSCommonwealths
republicsA state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch
republicsA community or group with a certain equality between its members
republicsREPUBLIC, a constitutional form of government