republicre‧pub‧lic, Republic /rɪˈpʌblɪk/ ●●● W2 noun [countable] 
the former Federal Republic of Germany Nine republics took part in the referendum.► see thesaurus at government
WORD ORIGINrepublic
Origin:
1500-1600 French république, from Latin respublica, from res ‘thing’ + publica ‘public’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Moldavia, a republic of more than 4 million people, borders Romania.
- the French Republic
- the People's Republic of China
- A Bible translator in one of the Andean republics recounted the following story to the author.
- A working group, with representatives of all the republics concerned, was established to prepare a first draft.
- It is one conceived out of compromise and concession indispensable to the establishment of our federal republic.
- So might the decision to let the republics go it alone on economic reform.
- The elitist republic has evolved into an inclusive democracy.
- The Kazakh-brokered agreement had called for a ceasefire along the border between the two former Soviet republics.
- Tuva, under the Soviet system, was always an autonomous republic.
THESAURUS
[countable, uncountable] 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
[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 administration
[countable] a government, especially one that was not elected fairly or that you disapprove of: · Most people opposed the apartheid regime.
[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
[countable, uncountable] 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.
[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.
[countable, uncountable] 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
Longman Language Activatordifferent systems of government a system of government in which everyone in the country can vote to choose the government and has the freedom to oppose it, to protest against it etc: · In 1974, democracy returned to Greece after seven years of military rule.· Adolfo Suarez supervised Spain's transition to democracy in the 1970s.
a democratic country, government, or political system is one in which the people vote to choose the government: · Costa Rica is often mentioned as an example of what countries can accomplish under stable, democratic governments.· The Communist Party was voted out of power in the nation's first democratic elections in decades.· Open, free, and fair elections are the most basic element of the democratic process.
a country whose leader is a president, not a king or queen: · the French Republic· Moldavia, a republic of more than 4 million people, borders Romania.republic of: · the People's Republic of China
a system of government in a country that has a king or queen, or the members of a royal family in that country: · Many people in Britain think the country no longer needs a monarchy.· The US has close ties with the Saudi monarchy.absolute monarchy (=a monarchy with complete power): · At that time, Nepal was transformed from an absolute monarchy into a multi-party democracy.
WORD SETSabsolutism, nounadministration, nounagency, nounagent, nounagent provocateur, nounalderman, nounally, nounassembly, nounautarchy, nounautocracy, nounautocrat, nounautonomous, adjectiveautonomy, nounban, nounbaron, nounbig government, nounbilateral, adjectivebody politic, nounbudget, nounbureau, nounbureaucracy, nouncabinet, nouncaliphate, nouncanton, nouncanvass, verbcapital, nouncapitalist, nounCapitol Hill, nounCBE, nouncede, verbcentral, adjectivecentral government, nouncentralism, nouncentralize, verbchancellery, nounchancery, nouncharter, nouncharter, verbchief, nounCIA, the, city hall, nouncity-state, nounclient state, nounCo., coalition, nouncold war, nouncolonial, adjectivecolonial, nouncolonialism, nouncolonize, verbcolony, nouncommissioner, nouncommune, nounconsort, nounconstitution, nounconstitutional, adjectiveconstitutionality, nounconvention, nouncoronation, nouncount, nouncounterintelligence, nouncountess, nouncounty, nouncounty council, noundecolonize, verbdemocracy, noundemocratic, adjectivedependency, noundespotism, noundétente, noundethrone, verbdevolution, noundictatorial, adjectivedictatorship, noundiplomacy, noundiplomatic immunity, noundirective, noundisinformation, noundispatch, noundispensation, noundissent, verbdistrict council, noundocumentation, nounDOD, dominion, nounDowning Street, noundynasty, nounearl, nounearldom, nounempire, nounEuro, adjectiveEurope, nounexecutive, nounexecutive privilege, nounfall, verbfall, nounfederalism, nounfeudal, adjectivefeudalism, nounfeudalistic, adjectivegazette, nounhead of state, nounhigh commission, nounimperial, adjectiveindependence, nounindependent, adjectiveinfrastructure, nouninstigate, verbinsurgent, nouninsurrection, nounintelligence, nouninternal, adjectivejunket, nounjunta, nounkingdom, nounkingship, nounkitchen cabinet, nounland office, nounland registry, nounlegation, nounlegislature, nounlicensed, adjectivelocal authority, nounlocal government, nounmaharajah, nounmaharani, nounmandate, nounmandated, adjectivemartial law, nounMBE, nounmeasure, nounmidterm, nounministry, nounminority government, nounmisrule, nounmonarchy, nounmonolith, nounmonolithic, adjectivemoratorium, nounmouthpiece, nounmove, verbmover, nounmunicipal, adjectivemunicipality, nounNASA, nounnational, adjectivenational debt, nounNational Health Service, the, nationalize, verbnational monument, nounnation state, nounNATO, nounneocolonialism, nounneutral, adjectiveneutral, nounneutralize, verbnon-aligned, adjectivenon-intervention, nounnon-proliferation, noun-ocracy, suffix-ocrat, suffixofficiate, verboligarchy, nounoperational, adjectiveoperative, nounoverthrow, verboverthrow, nounoverturn, verbpacify, verbpact, nounpalatinate, nounpardon, nounparish, nounpartition, nounpass, verbpeer, nounpeer, verbpeerage, nounpeeress, nounpermit, nounplenary, adjectiveplutocracy, nounpolice state, nounpolitburo, nounpolitical science, nounpolity, nounpork, nounpork barrel, nounportfolio, nounpossession, nounprecinct, nounprefecture, nounpremiership, nounpresidium, nounprotectorate, nounpublic, adjectivepublic service, nounquota, nounR, ratify, verbrealm, nounrecall, nounrecognition, nounrecognize, verbregency, nounregent, nounregime, nounregister, nounregulation, nounrelease, nounrepeal, verbrepresentative, nounrepressive, adjectiverepublic, nounrepublican, adjectiverescind, verbreunify, verbrevoke, verbrising, nounroyalist, nounruling, adjectivesanction, nounseat, nounsecret agent, nounsecurity service, nounself-governing, adjectiveself-rule, nounsheikh, nounshire, nounsocial democracy, nounsocialist, adjectivesocial service, nounsovereign, adjectivesovereignty, nounspin doctor, nounstaff, nounstate, nounstatehood, nounStatehouse, nounstate line, nounstate of emergency, nounstatewide, adjectivesubject, adjectivesubject, verbsultanate, nounsummit, nounsuperpower, nounsuppress, verbsupranational, adjectivesurgery, nounsuzerainty, nountechnocracy, nounterritory, nounthrone, nountopple, verbtotalitarian, adjectivetown planning, nountownship, nountransit visa, nountreaty, nountribalism, nountripartite, adjectivetrusteeship, nountsarism, nountyrant, nountzarism, noununconstitutional, adjectiveunification, noununify, verbunilateral, adjectiveunion, nounUnion Jack, nounvassal, nounVIP, nounviscount, nounviscountess, nounwelfare state, nounWhitehall, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Galicia is an autonomous region of Spain.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
a country governed by elected representatives of the people, and led by a president, not a king or queen: Galicia is an autonomous region of Spain.· Congress delegates from South Ossetia and from the autonomous republic of Abkhazia boycotted the voting.· Tuva, under the Soviet system, was always an autonomous republic.· The Crimea had been an autonomous republic from 1921 to 1945.· Each autonomous republic is represented by eleven deputies in the Soviet of Nationalities of the Supreme Soviet.· Gorbachev, Yanayev and the presidents of the autonomous republics were also members of the Federation Council.
· Feb. 23-Chechen nationalists plan to hold mass demonstrations in Grozny, capital of the breakaway republic.
· The Treaty defined the demarcation of powers between the federation and the constituent republics as a component element of the new Constitution.· It was not a Yugoslav constituent nation, nor a constituent republic.
· May 15, 1920 Democratic republic is declared by Constituent Assembly.
· It is one conceived out of compromise and concession indispensable to the establishment of our federal republic.
· The independent republics do not, for the most part, have firmly established systems of parties competing for office.· Leaders of the independent republic, therefore, turned to foreign nations for loans to cover the expenses of government.· In the South the church accepts the status of the independent republic and is loyal to it.· We have nothing to fear, whatever the number of independent republics.
· The area to be distributed was to be set by individual republics.· It was made clear that the treaty did not infringe the rights and sovereignty of individual Soviet republics.· The overall results within individual republics disguised considerable regional variations.· Little detail was available on the needs of individual republics, and there appeared to be little co-ordination in the demands.
· The first part would ask voters whether they wanted a new republic or a return to the Third Republic.· Bush recognized and established relations with the new republics on December 25, 1991.· A transitional period to establish the new republic would last until March 1994.· Instead he gave the Constitution and later the new republic the benefit of his penetrating mind and brilliant ability.· Indeed, many Czech Roma were denied citizenship of the new republic under the 1993 Citizenship Law.· Berlusconi, who is on trial for bribery, betrayed those who voted for a new republic.
· We have to judge whether recognition of two republics now would increase the very real danger of civil war in other republics.· The same is true of the other republics.
· The demoralisation generated by the occupation was taken full advantage of by the Communists to establish a socialist republic.
· The former Soviet republics are still trying to sort out the relative powers of executive and assembly.· It was made clear that the treaty did not infringe the rights and sovereignty of individual Soviet republics.· Active follow-up with the former Soviet republics is now well in hand.· The Kremlin has told four Soviet republics to drop controversial new laws on elections.
NOUN· This is proof of the erosive effects of past inflation rate which climbed to banana republic levels in the 1970s.· The Agency had huge collections of intelligence on banana republics and their leaders.· The guy has more titles than the leader of a banana republic.
· The Foreign Ministers agreed to recognise Yugoslav republics who meet certain conditions.· Those Yugoslav republics which want independence will get it, but recognition now would not stop the fighting.· The formula was part of peace talks in London aimed at ending the misery in the former Yugoslav republic.· The position of all minorities in all the former Yugoslav republics is deteriorating.
VERB· It became a republic for a second time in 1968 and a full member of the Commonwealth in 1985.· After this Rome became a republic which steadily expanded and absorbed the adjacent peoples and countryside.
· In Chechnya he quickly gained political popularity, was elected president and declared his republic an independent nation in 1991.
· The demoralisation generated by the occupation was taken full advantage of by the Communists to establish a socialist republic.· A transitional period to establish the new republic would last until March 1994.
the former Federal Republic of Germany Nine republics took part in the referendum.► see thesaurus at government