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people's republic en · NOUN

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Etymology

Calque of Russian народная республика (narodnaja respublika) (from народный (narodnyj) + республика (respublika) “people's republic, popular republic, national republic”), coined in the wake of the Russian Revolution of 1917. Attested in English from 1918.

Meanings

Self-designation of A state with a Marxist-Leninist government.
- The Front’s aim is to create a new republic, a true people’s republic. 2018 December 30, Jyoti Rahman, “A people’s republic”, in Dhaka Times:
- The Ukrainian People’s Republic brings the following to the knowledge of all belligerents: The Central Rada, on Nov. 20, proclaimed a People’s Republic 1918, New York Times, Current History, volume VII, page 289:
- Some China experts argue that the internal difficulties of the People’s Republic in the foreseeable future would prevent it from taking military attack against Taiwan. 1977, Hungdah Chiu, Normalization of Relations with the People's Republic of China (U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs), page 218:
(capitalized, humorous, usually) A particular area with strong, left-leaning tendencies, especially one with a certain level of autonomy.
- Remember, this study was conducted in Massachusetts, in the politically liberal climate of the “People's Republic of Cambridge,” where parents strive almost as hard to create racially nonbiased behavior in their children as they do to get them into the proper school. 2013, Mahzarin R. Banaji, Anthony G. Greenwald, Blind Spot: Hidden Biases of Good People, page 133:
- Boulder is one of the few places in the country where you don’t pull weeds out of your garden — you mix them into your brownies. You gotta love a city that everyone refers to as, “The People’s Republic of Boulder.” 2015, “In Boulder, the People’s Republic revisted”, in The Denver Post:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see people, 's, republic.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
people's republics	Number=Plur		lexicographic
People's Republic		alternative	lexicographic

Deriveds

Soviet Socialist Republic · SSR · Soviet republic

Synonyms

national republic · popular republic

Translations (77)

el λαϊκή δημοκρατία (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · ko 인민공화국 (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · es república popular (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · wuu 人民共和國 /人民共和国 (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · be наро́дная рэспу́бліка (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · sh народна република (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · izh kansanrespublikka (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · gan 人民共和國 /人民共和国 (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · cjy 人民共和國 /人民共和国 (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · pt república popular (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · tg ҷумҳурии халқӣ (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · it repubblica popolare (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · uz халқ республикаси (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · hu népköztársaság (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · nb folkerepublikk (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · cdo 人民共和國 /人民共和国 (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · nl volksrepubliek (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · pa ਲੋਕਤੰਤਰੀ ਗਣਰਾਜ (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · uz xalq respublikasi (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · tt халык республикасы (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · tk халг республикасы (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · fy Foulksrepublik (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · vi cộng hòa nhân dân (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · dng Минжын Гунхәгуә (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · uk народна республіка (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · tl republikang bayan (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · km សាធារណរដ្ឋប្រជាមានិត (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · bn গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · hsn 人民共和國 /人民共和国 (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · ky эл республикасы (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · fi kansantasavalta (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · de Volksrepublik (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · fy Folksrepublyk (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · tt халык җөмһүрияте (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · ms republik rakyat (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · hsb ludowa republika (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · dsb ludowa republika (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · ga daon-phoblacht (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · mk народна република (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · fa-ira جُمْهوریِ خَلْق (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · cmn 人民共和國 /人民共和国 (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · cs lidová republika (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · ja 人民共和国 (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · id republik rakyat (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · tr halk cumhuriyeti (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · bg народна република (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · ro republică populară (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · da folkerepublik (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · frr Folkssrepubliik (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · is alþýðulýðveldi (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · fr république populaire (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · nn folkerepublikk (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · tk халк республикасы (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · lo ສາທາລະນະລັດປະຊາຊົນ (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · az xalq cümhuriyyəti (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · my ပြည်သူ့သမ္မတနိုင်ငံ (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · hy ժողովրդական հանրապետություն (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · pa ਲੋਕਤੰਤਰੀ ਗਣਤੰਤਰ (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · th สาธารณรัฐประชาชน (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · tk halk respublikasy (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · dng Минжын Гунхәгуй (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · yue 人民共和國 /人民共和国 (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · ru наро́дная респу́блика (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · kk халық республикасы (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · nan-hbl 人民共和國 /人民共和国 (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · hak 人民共和國 /人民共和国 (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · az xalq respublikası (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · mnp 人民共和國 /人民共和国 (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · yi פֿאָלקסרעפּובליק (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · sq republikë popullore (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · frr Föölksrepubliik (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · ug خەلق جۇمھۇرىيىتى (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · sh narodna republika (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · sv folkrepublik (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · ar الْجُمْهُورِيَّة الشَّعْبِيَّة (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · za yinzminz gunghozgoz (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) · pl republika ludowa (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments)