republic

«republic» in Mova's school dictionary: a country where the people choose their leaders, and the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a republic, republics; the Republic of …)

meaning for a pupil

1) A republic is a country where the people choose their leaders, and the head of state is usually an elected president, not a king or queen. tree →

2) «Republic» is part of the full name of many countries, such as the Republic of Ireland or the French Republic. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history and citizenship lessons pupils compare a republic with a monarchy (a country with a king or queen): the USA, France, Ireland and Ukraine are republics; the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have a monarch. In history, ancient Rome was a republic before it had emperors. In the USA, «Republican» is also the name of one of the two main political parties, and in the USA the Pledge of Allegiance mentions «the Republic».

examples

• The USA is a republic with a president. tree →
• Ireland is a republic, but the UK has a king. tree →
• The ancient Romans were once a republic. tree →
• In a republic, the people vote for their leaders. tree →
• Ukraine is a republic. tree →
• France became a republic after its revolution. tree →
• The Czech Republic is in the middle of Europe. tree →
• "I thought we were a Republic," said Lionel. tree →

note

Plural «republics». Adjective «republican». Capital R when it is part of a name: «the Republic of Ireland». Trap: not every republic is fair or free — some countries call themselves republics but do not have real elections. A «Republican» in the USA is a member of one party, not just someone who likes republics.

In the corpora

• Venice was a merchant republic ruled by an elected Doge (a duke chosen for life) and councils of noble families.
• The Republic of Venice lasted about a thousand years until Napoleon ended it in 1797.
• The Ottoman Empire ended in 1922, and the Republic of Turkey was founded in 1923.
• Some cobalt in batteries comes from small mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where children have been found working.
• Instead they made a republic, where citizens elected leaders for one year at a time.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «republic» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.