republic
n. 共和国; 共和政体
A republic is a country where power is held by the people or the representatives that they elect. Republics have presidents who are elected, rather than kings or queens.
In 1918, Austria became a republic.
1918年,奥地利成为共和国。
...the Baltic republics.
波罗的海沿岸诸共和国
1. a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
2. a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch;
This state of discontent and disillusionment created a real crisis for the Republic.
怨声载道和理想破灭的现状给共和国造成了极为严重的危机.
The people's Republic of China does not recognize dual nationality for any Chinese national.
中华人民共和国不承认中国公民具有双重国籍.
Switzerland is a federal republic.
瑞士是一个联邦共和国.
War was impending over the young republic.
战争正在逼近这个年轻的共和国.
The People's Republic of China was founded in 1949.
中华人民共和国成立于一九四九年.