noun
Refers to the political ideology or system of a republic, where sovereignty rests with the people and their elected representatives, as opposed to monarchy.
共和政は君主制と対立する政治思想だ。
Republicanism is a political ideology opposed to monarchy.
彼は共和政の理念を熱心に支持している。
He ardently supports the ideals of republicanism.
Monarchy, the system where a monarch is the head of state, often contrasted with republicanism.
Compound of 共和 (kyōwa, 'republican cooperation') + 政 (sei, 'government, political system'). The term was coined in the Meiji period to translate Western political concepts.