Républiques (en. Republics)

/ʁe.py.blik/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Sovereign state where power belongs to the people and is exercised by elected representatives.

Modern republics are often based on democratic principles.

Les républiques modernes sont souvent basées sur des principes démocratiques.

Republic with a written constitution and a codified legal system.

The Fifth French Republic is an example of a constitutional republic.

La Cinquième République française est un exemple de république constitutionnelle.

Sovereign political unit, usually established by a convention or popular vote.

Many republics were formed after the fall of monarchies.

De nombreuses républiques ont été formées après la chute des monarchies.

From the Latin 'republica' which means 'the public thing.'

French Republic

The sovereign government of France.

République française

Republic of Letters

A term that designates an intellectual community.

République des lettres

Banana Republic

A nation where the government is corrupt and exploited by foreign interests.

République bananière

republican

Related to the republic or a republican system.

républicain

republicanism

Doctrine or movement that supports the republican system.

républicanisme

republican advertising

Related to the promotion or advertising within the republican framework.

républicitaire

Strong words used to describe an unstable or dysfunctional republic.

This republic is a real 'cookie jar.'

Cette république est une vraie 'tuyau de poêle'.

Pejorative reference to a republic where power is dominant over the people.

It seems to have become a 'clown republic.'

On dirait que c'est devenu une 'république de clown'.