republic

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re·pub·lic, Republic /rɪˈpʌblɪk/ ●●● W2 noun [countable]  PGa country governed by elected representatives of the people, and led by a president, not a king or queen 共和国；共和政体 → democracy, monarchy the former Federal Republic of Germany 前德意志联邦共和国 Nine republics took part in the referendum. 有九个共和国参加了全民公决。► see thesaurus at government

Examples from the Corpus

republic• Moldavia, a republic of more than 4 million people, borders Romania.• A Bible translator in one of the Andean republics recounted the following story to the author.• Tuva, under the Soviet system, was always an autonomous republic.• The elitist republic has evolved into an inclusive democracy.• It is one conceived out of compromise and concession indispensable to the establishment of our federal republic.• the French Republic• the People's Republic of China• The Kazakh-brokered agreement had called for a ceasefire along the border between the two former Soviet republics.• A working group, with representatives of all the republics concerned, was established to prepare a first draft.• So might the decision to let the republics go it alone on economic reform.Origin republic (1500-1600) French république, from Latin respublica, from res “thing” + publica “public”

re·pub·lic nounChineseSyllable  

people, the a by Corpus governed elected of country representatives

republic
re‧pub‧lic W2 , Republic /rɪˈpʌblɪk/ noun [countable]a country governed by elected representatives of the people, and led by a president, not a king or queen ⇨ democracy, monarchy:
    the former Federal Republic of Germany
    Nine republics took part in the referendum.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ government [uncountable and countable] the group of people who govern a country or the system they use to govern it: The French government did not sign the agreement. | a democratic system of government
   ▪ administration [countable] the government of a country, especially one such as the US, which is led by a president: the Kennedy administration | the problems left by the previous adminstration
   ▪ regime [countable] a government, especially one that was not elected fairly or that you disapprove of: Most people opposed the apartheid regime.
   ▪ the executive [singular] the part of the government that makes sure that laws and decisions work well: the separation of powers between the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary
   ▪ democracy [uncountable and countable] a political system in which everyone can vote to choose the government, or a country that has this system: The transition to democracy has not been easy. | In a democracy, people have freedom of speech.
   ▪ republic [countable] a country that has an elected government, and is led by a president, not a king or queen: Mauritius became a republic in 1992.
   ▪ monarchy [uncountable and countable] /ˈmɒnəki $ ˈmɑːnərki/ the system of having a king or queen as the head of state, or a country that has this system: Some monarchies have elected governments. | controversy about the institution of monarchy

Republic
re‧pub‧lic W2 , Republic /rɪˈpʌblɪk/ noun [countable]a country governed by elected representatives of the people, and led by a president, not a king or queen ⇨ democracy, monarchy:
    the former Federal Republic of Germany
    Nine republics took part in the referendum.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ government [uncountable and countable] the group of people who govern a country or the system they use to govern it: The French government did not sign the agreement. | a democratic system of government
   ▪ administration [countable] the government of a country, especially one such as the US, which is led by a president: the Kennedy administration | the problems left by the previous adminstration
   ▪ regime [countable] a government, especially one that was not elected fairly or that you disapprove of: Most people opposed the apartheid regime.
   ▪ the executive [singular] the part of the government that makes sure that laws and decisions work well: the separation of powers between the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary
   ▪ democracy [uncountable and countable] a political system in which everyone can vote to choose the government, or a country that has this system: The transition to democracy has not been easy. | In a democracy, people have freedom of speech.
   ▪ republic [countable] a country that has an elected government, and is led by a president, not a king or queen: Mauritius became a republic in 1992.
   ▪ monarchy [uncountable and countable] /ˈmɒnəki $ ˈmɑːnərki/ the system of having a king or queen as the head of state, or a country that has this system: Some monarchies have elected governments. | controversy about the institution of monarchy

re·pub·licBrE /rɪˈpʌblɪk/ 🔊NAmE /rɪˈpʌblɪk/ 🔊 nouna country that is governed by a president and politicians elected by the people and where there is no king or queen 共和国；共和政体◆newly independent republics新独立的共和国◆the Republic of Ireland爱尔兰共和国  ➡  compare monarchy (2)