Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A political organization founded and controlled by a national Communist party.
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- noun The usual capitalization of the term
people's republic - proper noun with the short for
People's Republic of China
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Examples
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The Premier of the People's Republic was a man known for his detachment, but he'd always regarded his Minister Without Portfolio with a certain degree of warmth.
The Bear and the Dragon Clancy, Tom, 1947- 2000
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And as to the venue, the venue was an appropriate one and a good one, in part because you'll recall that at the National Geographic Society, the President spoke once before on the subject of global climate change, and in one aspect of the case he made today for our strategy of engagement with the People's Republic is the work that we do together on environmental protection.
Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry ITY National Archives 1998
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And our view has long been that engagement and the exchange of visits, the pursuit of an active diplomacy with the People's Republic is a far better way to advance our own interests in that region than isolation or containment.
Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry ITY National Archives 1997
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The comparison of Iran to the People's Republic is a very inapt comparison.
Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry ITY National Archives 1996
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Its transformation into the state now known as the People's Republic has left the Chinese public saddled with a political order still deficient in our sort of civil liberties.
Utopian Fevers Fairbank, John K. 1984
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The People's Republic, still run by its founding Communist Party, has transformed in recent years into one of the world's largest Christian countries, with estimates running from 45 million to more than 100 million believers, of which perhaps two-thirds gather in house churches.
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The People's Republic, still run by its founding Communist Party, has transformed in recent years into one of the world's largest Christian countries, with estimates running from 45 million to more than 100 million believers, of which perhaps two-thirds gather in house churches.
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But we should be worried about the actions of its authoritarian -- and, yes, still communist -- regime that tightly controls the People's Republic.
Dave Johnson: China Is Very "Business-Friendly" Dave Johnson 2012
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A 70-year-old will choose his battles very carefully indeed, and the People's Republic, as a nation, is eight years younger than Dylan himself.
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Given the shortcomings of the Chinese legal system, why haven't they permeated the People's Republic?
The Law of the Mafia Jungle Jillian Kay Melchior 2011
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