Meaning of People's Republic | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A self-designation of states with Marxist–Leninist governments.
2. Alternative letter-case form of people's republic.
   alt-of
3. Ellipsis of the People's Republic of China: a country in East Asia.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
4. A particular area with strong, left-leaning tendencies, especially one with a certain level of autonomy.
   capitalized, humorous, usually
5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see people, 's, republic.

Equivalents

Examples

“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”

“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.”

“The Front’s aim is to create a new republic, a true people’s republic.”

“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.”

“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.””

“While he was reticent to speak up at my request, a number of his former colleagues made themselves helpful, particularly in making me aware of the nominee’s previously published work laying out a plan for the U.S. to abandon its allegiance to Taiwan in favor of the People’s Republic.”

“One of these report^([sic – meaning reports]) states that the Wolong District of Nanyang, Henan Province, has built a memorial to honest and upright officials, at which statues representing a number of feudal officials were erected together with ones to comrades Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and Liu Shaoqi, and nine marshals of the People’s Republic.”

“In a windswept location in the Mu Us Desert (Ordos Desert), Youyu County of Shanxi Province is a barren land battered by sandstorms and with minimal natural resources. In the early days of the People’s Republic, the county’s first Party secretary led the people to initiate an afforestation project to curb encroachment by the sand.”

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