republic

Related to republic: USC

banana republic

A small country, often led by a corrupt government, whose economy depends upon either one internally-produced commodity or the revenue generated by foreign companies or investors. The dictator's insistence that the tiny island nation double down on its dominate export has made it even more of a banana republic.
See also: banana, republic

people's republic

A republic that is governed by a national Communist party. With the way the Communist party has been gaining power, I think we'll be living in a people's republic soon enough.
See also: republic
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

banana republic

a small tropical state, especially one in central America, whose economy is regarded as wholly dependent on its fruit-exporting trade. derogatory
See also: banana, republic
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • banana republic
  • which foot the shoe is on
  • whose foot the shoe is on
  • the breath of life
  • has more money than God
  • have more money than God
  • starve (someone or something) of (something)
  • starve of
  • it (all) depends
  • it/that depends
References in classic literature
Sparta, Athens, Rome, and Carthage were all republics; two of them, Athens and Carthage, of the commercial kind.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton
President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has sent a congratulatory letter to Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on the occasion of the Republic Day.
Ilham Aliyev receives congratulations on occasion of Republic Day
" The presidents of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland called on people eligible to vote to take part in the upcoming elections."The peoples of Europe have united of their own free will in the European Union, which is founded on the principles of liberty, equality, solidarity, democracy, justice and loyalty within and between its members," they stressed in the call.
Call of 21 presidents: Europe is the best idea we have ever had
Noel Eugene Eusebio Mejico Servigon as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and permanent representative of the Republic of Philippines to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Jakarta, Indonesia
5 Philippine envoys get CA panel's nod
NORMAN Republic Bank & Trust has promoted nine employees.
Republic Bank promotes 9 employees
The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina today recalled the ambassadors of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Montenegro, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Republic of Greece, the State of Israel, Japan, Canada, Romania , the Republic of Slovenia, the Republic of Serbia, the Swiss Confederation, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Italy, the Republic of Hungary, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Poland, the Kingdom of Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ambassador of BiH to the Holy See.
Presidency of BiH recalls ambassadors and heads of missions abroad
PESHAWAR -- The Ambassador of Czech Republic, Jan Fury inaugurated the Honourary Consulate here Tuesday.
Czech Republic opens Honourary Consulate in Peshawar
The delegation of the Komi Republic of Russia headed by Sergei Gaplikov arrived in the Issyk-Kul region.
Delegation of Republic of Komi arrived in Issyk-Kul region
His Majesty the Sultan exchanged greetings with President Abdel Fattah el Sisi of the Arab Republic of Egypt, President Muhammad Ould Abdel Aziz of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam, King Sultan Muhammad V of Malaysia, President Dr Ilham Heydar Aliyev of the Republic of Azerbaijan, President Dr Ashraf Ghani of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, President Joko Widodo of the Republic of Indonesia, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of the Republic of Uzbekistan, President Dr Hassan Rouhani of the Islamic Republic of Iran, President Dr Arif Alvi of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and President Mohammad Abdul Hamid of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN EXCHANGES GREETINGS WITH WORLD LEADERS
notable past meetings between Wales and the Republic of Ireland.
Six memorable clashes between tonight's rivals
the Kingdom of Morocco, President Beji Caid Essebsi of the Republic
HM The Sultan Exchanges Eid Al Fitr Greetings
The EDB Council meeting was attended: on the part of the Republic of Armenia, by V.S.
Andrei Belianinov new Chairman of EDB Management Board
Peculiarities of taxation of non-residents of the Republic of Uzbekistan are determined in Articles 20, 154 and 155-1 of the Tax Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan which settle the relations between nonresidents and residents of Uzbekistan at payment of income to nonresidents gained in the territory of Uzbekistan through permanent establishment or without formation of permanent establishment.
Uzbekistan: Peculiarities Of Non-Residents Taxation
Khartoum, 11 May (SUNA) - The President of the Republic Omar Bashir on Thursday issued a Republican Decree appointing Assistants for the President of the Republic as follows:- -Mohamed Al Hassan Al Mirghani: First Assistant to the President of the Republic - Engineer Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamid, Assistant of the President of the Republic -Musa Mohamed Ahmed Assistant of the President of the Republic -Gen Abdul Rahaman Sadiq Al Mahdi, Assistant of the President of the Republic The announcement was made during a press conference in which the Frist Vice President of the Republic and Federal Prime Minister Gen Bakri Hassan Salih along with the Minister for the Presidential Affairs, Fadul Abdalla, declared the newline up of the cabinet, within the National Accord Government, Thursday evening.
Bashir issues Presidential Decree appointing Presidential Assistants