共和制(きょうわせい)

きょうわせい
noun
republic; republican system of government
1. republic; republican system of government
A system of government in which the head of state is elected or appointed rather than inheriting the position, and sovereignty rests with the people.
フランスは共和制(きょうわせい)の国(くに)だ。
France is a republic.
革命(かくめい)の後(あと)、共和制(きょうわせい)が樹立(じゅりつ)された。
After the revolution, a republic was established.
君主制(くんしゅせい)から共和制(きょうわせい)への移行(いこう)は平和的(へいわてき)に行(おこな)われた。
The transition from monarchy to republic was carried out peacefully.

Compound of 共和(きょうわ) (republic/republican) and 制(せい) (system). The 制(せい) suffix indicates a system of governance, as in 君主制(くんしゅせい) (monarchy) or 民主制(みんしゅせい) (democracy).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 共和制(きょうわせい)を樹立(じゅりつ)する: to establish a republic
  • 共和制(きょうわせい)の国(くに): a republican nation
  • 共和制(きょうわせい)に移行(いこう)する: to transition to a republic
  • 大統領(だいとうりょう)共和制(きょうわせい): presidential republic

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 共和国(きょうわこく): republic (as a country) — refers to a specific republican nation, while 共和制(きょうわせい) refers to the system itself
  • 君主制(くんしゅせい): monarchy — government headed by a hereditary ruler, the opposite system
  • 民主制(みんしゅせい): democracy — government by the people, can coexist with 共和制(きょうわせい)
  • 立憲制(りっけんせい): constitutional government — government based on a constitution
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