republic
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3.4
- noun
- /rɪˈpʌblɪk/
:
república
- After years of monarchy, the nation finally became a republic where the people hold the power.
- president of the republic
- capital of the republic
- declare a republic
Put that aside, is BRICS, the People's Republic of China and its allies.
- Put that aside, is BRICS, the People's Republic of China and its allies.
- And Franklin answered, a Republic if you can keep it.
- Maybe the Slovak Republic, I don't know.
- Give you an example, the Iranian Islamic Republic's attempt to suppress alcohol.
- My father, who is from the Republic of Ireland, wouldn't like it.
- So I'm, I'm, I'm fearful for our Republic because it's not working.
- The Germans do this with Poland and the Czech Republic and Romania and Ukraine.
- It would move to Mexico, it would create a slave holding Republic and empire.
- He makes a personal self sacrifice for the good of the Republic, the Empire.
Examples
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In the new multi ethnic Chinese Republic all will be equal.
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As former colonies of Great Britain, although India is now a republic, Canada and India are parliamentary democracies.
Academic text (2011) -
Outside China is now a republic, with a president.
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In that respect, the legacy of the Roman Republic is still very much with us.
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If we lose those ships, the Republic will fall.
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Yes, and in a republic the senate has the power.
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Because if all goes well, if Vietnam becomes an independent republic, this man will be its leader.
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My father, who is from the Republic of Ireland, wouldn't like it.
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Outside the West, republics have been unknown.
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Now that the stakes have become the control of the republic itself, tensions have escalated even higher.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
4
6.7
A system where people elect representatives to govern them
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
15
4.7
A country ruled by a socialist or communist government that says it represents the people
13
2.4
A country in the Caribbean occupying the eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola next to Haiti
11
2.1
The official name of China, a communist country with the world's biggest population
- Slur
7
7.9
A small country with a weak, corrupt government whose economy depends on one export that foreign companies control
3
3.5
A country of 26 of Ireland's 32 counties that became independent from the United Kingdom in 1921
3
1.8
A country in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula commonly called South Korea
- Formal
2
3.2
A country in western Asia ruled by Islamic leaders, known as Iran
1
3.7
A landlocked country in central Africa that became independent from France in 1960
The official name from 1992 to 2003 for the union of Serbia and Montenegro
1
2.3
A country in Southeast Asia made of many islands with Jakarta as its capital
1
6.4
An ancient Roman state from 509 BC to 27 BC ruled by an elected Senate, ending with Augustus
The official name for North Korea, a country in the north of the Korean Peninsula
A large country in central Africa with many rivers and valuable minerals
- Formal
1
2.5
A country in Europe on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea that became independent in 1991
1
3.2
A country in central Europe that borders Italy, Austria, Hungary, and Croatia and became independent in 1991
A group that says it is a state in eastern Ukraine but many countries do not accept it
The money used in the Central African Republic is the same as the CFA franc used by several countries
A country in northeastern South America that became independent from the United Kingdom in 1966
An island country in the South Atlantic off the west coast of Central Africa made of two islands
The official name of Algeria, a country in North Africa
A country in the northeast of Africa known for ancient sites like the Pyramids of Giza
A country made of islands in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa
The official name of Ethiopia, a country in northeast Africa
- Formal
A country in central Europe formed after World War II that became one country again in 1990
The official name for Laos, a country in Southeast Asia with no sea
The former name of Mongolia during its socialist period from 1924 to 1992
A country in northwestern Africa mostly covered by the Sahara and governed under Islamic law
A self-declared state in the South Caucasus that most countries do not recognize
A region in eastern Europe called Transnistria that declared itself independent from Moldova but is not widely recognized
A region that says it is an independent country but few countries recognize it in northwest Georgia
A mostly Armenian region inside Azerbaijan that declared independence but is not recognized by most countries
A country in south-central Europe that existed from 1992 to 1995 after leaving Yugoslavia
A country with no sea coast in south central Africa that became independent from Britain in 1966
A landlocked country in central South America that became independent from Spain in 1825
- Formal
A country in Central America with a stable government and rich wildlife
- Formal
A country in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea known for cocoa production
A country that covers the southern part of the island of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean
- Formal
A country of ten volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa
How Oligarchic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Republic comes from the Latin phrase res publica, which means 'public thing' or 'the people's business'. It shares the same root as public, so a republic is a country run for the public or by the people's chosen leaders rather than by a king or queen.