Definition

1. Noun:
   • Republic: A form of government or a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Việt Nam là một nước cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa. (Vietnam is a socialist republic.)
  • Chế độ cộng hòa thường có một tổng thống đứng đầu nhà nước. (A republican regime typically has a president as head of state.)
  • Cộng hòa Pháp được thành lập sau cuộc Cách mạng Pháp. (The French Republic was established after the French Revolution.)

Advanced Usage

• "cộng hòa" as an adjective: In political science, the term can function adjectivally to describe principles or systems related to a republic.
  • tinh thần cộng hòa (republican spirit)
  • chính thể cộng hòa (republican form of government)

Variants and Related Words

• Nền cộng hòa (n): The republic (emphasizing the system or foundation).
  • Nền cộng hòa non trẻ. (The young republic.)
• Chế độ cộng hòa (n): Republican regime/system.
  • Chế độ cộng hòa đối lập với chế độ quân chủ. (A republican regime is opposed to a monarchical one.)

Synonyms

• Republic: A state where power is held by the people.
• Commonwealth: A political community founded for the common good (can be similar in some contexts).

Related Terms and Concepts

• Tổng thống: President (the common head of state in a republic).
• Dân chủ: Democracy (a broader concept; a republic is often a form of representative democracy).
• Quân chủ: Monarchy (the opposing form of government to a republic).

noun

1. Republican
   • chế độ cộng hòa
     A republical regime