people's republic

Meaning

Noun

• A self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments.
• A particular area with strong left-leaning tendencies, especially one with a certain level of autonomy.

Related

Similar words

• popular republic
• national republic

Origin

• (from народный + республика “people's republic, popular republic, national republic”), coined in the wake of the Russian Revolution of 1917. Attested in English from 1918.