# people's republic

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A self-designation of states with Marxist–Leninist governments.
2. A particular area with strong, left-leaning tendencies, especially one with a certain level of autonomy.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see people, 's, republic.

## Etymology
Calque of Russian народная республика (narodnaja respublika) (from народный (narodnyj) + республика (respublika) “people's republic, popular republic, national republic”), coined in the wake of the Russian Revolution of 1917. Attested in English from 1918.

## Source
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