共和(きょうわ)

きょうわ
noun
republic; republicanism
1. republic; republican government
A system of government in which power is held by elected representatives and the people, as opposed to a monarchy. Most commonly encountered in the compound 共和国.
共和(きょうわ)国(こく)の大統領(だいとうりょう)。
The president of a republic.
フランスは共和(きょうわ)制(せい)の国(くに)である。
France is a republican country.
王政(おうせい)が倒(たお)れた後(あと)、共和(きょうわ)政治(せいじ)が始(はじ)まった。
After the monarchy fell, republican government began.

共和(きょうわ) refers to a system of government in which power is held by elected representatives, as opposed to a monarchy. It rarely stands alone — it almost always appears in compounds.

WORD FORMATION:
共(きょう) (together) + 和(わ) (harmony).

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 共和国(きょうわこく): republic (as a country name)
  • 共和制(きょうわせい): republican system of government
  • 共和党(きょうわとう): Republican Party (in U.S. politics)
  • 共和政(きょうわせい): republican government

COUNTRY NAME EXAMPLES:

  • ドイツ連邦(れんぽう)共和国(きょうわこく): Federal Republic of Germany
  • 中華人民共和国(ちゅうかじんみんきょうわこく): People's Republic of China
  • 大韓民国(だいかんみんこく): Republic of Korea (uses 民国(みんこく) instead)

CONTRAST:

  • 君主制(くんしゅせい): monarchy
  • 王政(おうせい): royal government
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