All 8 Uses of
republic
in
Doctor Zhivago
- In June Zybushino became an independent republic.†
Chpt 2.5
- The republic refused to recognize the Provisional Government and split off from the rest of Russia.†
Chpt 2.5
- The republic lasted two weeks.†
Chpt 2.5
- After the fall of the Zybushino republic, the Meliuzeievo Executive Committee launched a campaign against the local anarchistic tendencies.†
Chpt 2.5 *
- Did you have anything to do with setting up the Zybushino republic?†
Chpt 2.5
- They intend to form a Far Eastern republic, and the Soviet Government winks at it, because at the moment it would suit it to have a buffer between Red Siberia and the outside world.†
Chpt 2.14
- The republic is to have a coalition government.†
Chpt 2.14
- When it suits them, they will stage a coup d'itat and bring the republic to heel.†
Chpt 2.14
Definitions:
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(1)
(republic as in: the country is a republic) of a system of government in which a majority of citizens elect representatives to make laws; or someone in favor of such a form of government
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(2)
(meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus:
As a proper noun, the word form Republican is commonly used to describe one of the major U.S. political parties. It is and has been used by many other organizations such as The Irish Republican Army.