REPUBLIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of republic in English

(Definition of republic from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of republic from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of republic from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of republic

republic
The better angels of our republic have always won out.
By that standard, can anyone seriously doubt that our republic, our government, is corrupt?
From TIME
Meddling in the political affairs of so-called "banana republics" was only one of his many controversial business practices, however.
From NPR
Now it's time to restore the citizenry to their rightful place in the republic: as the masters, not the servants.
These were the remnant citizens of a collapsing republic.
Nor was the infant republic particularly respectful of foreign patents and trade secrets.
They fought a ten-year brutal civil war, promising a corruption-free federal republic.
For there can be little doubt that spin, image-making, rhetorical excess and outright duplicity have characterized the politics of our republic from its beginning.
If the people vote in favor of a republic, what will your reaction be?
They forgot how close the fledgling republic had come to military defeat, economic ruin, national bankruptcy and even disunion.
From TIME
With no economic growth during those decades, the new republic could only develop a weak state -- and weak states are fertile ground for corruption.
It's all about the values of the republic.
From CNN
Maybe he'll turn out to be a wise ruler and preserve the republic, rather than destroy it -- despite what many in both parties fear.
From Politico
It was one of the best showings by an opposition candidate in the republic's history.
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Collocations with republic

republic

These are words often used in combination with republic.

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autonomous republic
It is a unitary, constitutional, presidential republic, comprising 12 provinces, 1 autonomous republic, and 1 independent city.
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democratic republic
But then where would be your democratic republic from top to bottom and from centre to circumference?
federal republic
It threatens to lead historians away from the critical pursuit of knowledge about the past in the federal republic today.
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Translations of republic

in Chinese (Traditional)
(通常指由選舉産生的人民代表和總統治理的)共和國,共和政體…
in Chinese (Simplified)
(通常指由选举产生的人民代表和总统治理的)共和国,共和政体…
in Spanish
república, república [feminine, singular]…
in Portuguese
república, república [feminine]…
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प्रजासत्ताक, राजा किंवा राणी नसलेला देश, सामान्यतः लोकांच्या निवडून आलेल्या प्रतिनिधींद्वारे आणि राष्ट्रपतींद्वारे शासित…
共和国, 共和政国家, 共和国(きょうわこく)…
cumhuriyet…
république [feminine], république…
república…
republiek…
அரசர் அல்லது ராணி இல்லாத நாடு, பொதுவாக மக்களால் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்ட பிரதிநிதிகள் மற்றும் ஒரு ஜனாதிபதியால் நிர்வகிக்கப்படுகிறது…
गणतंत्र…
લોકશાહી…
republik…
republik…
republik…
die Republik…
republikk [masculine], republikk…
جمہوریہ, جمہوری حکومت…
республіка…
республика…
రాజు లేదా రాణి లేని దేశం, సాధారణంగా ప్రజలు ఎన్నుకున్న ప్రతినిధుల చేత, అధ్యక్షుడి చేత పరిపాలించబడుతుంది…
جُمْهورِيّة…
প্রজাতন্ত্র…
republika…
republik…
สาธารณรัฐ…
nước cộng hòa…
republika…
공화국…
repubblica…
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