people's republics

Noun

people's republic (plural people's republics)

1. Self-designation of A state with a Marxist-Leninist government.
   • The Ukrainian People’s Republic brings the following to the knowledge of all belligerents: The Central Rada, on Nov. 20, proclaimed a People’s Republic1918, New York Times, Current History, volume VII, page 289
2. (capitalized, humorous, usually) A particular area with strong, left-leaning tendencies, especially one with a certain level of autonomy.
   • Remember, this study was conducted in Massachusetts, in the politically liberal climate of the “People's Republic of Cambridge,” where parents strive almost as hard to create racially nonbiased behavior in their children as they do to get them into the proper school.2013, Mahzarin R. Banaji, Anthony G. Greenwald, Blind Spot: Hidden Biases of Good People, page 133
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see people, 's, republic.

   Synonyms:

   popular republic, national republic