Fourth Republic

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noun

the republic established in France in 1945 and replaced by the Fifth Republic in 1958.

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How to use Fourth Republic in a sentence

A fourth suspect, a 26-year-old woman named Hayat Boumeddiene, remains at large.
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But in more middle-class and working-class neighborhoods, sessions are typically a fourth of that price.
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He won re-election twice as governor of New York, and had the hubris to run for a fourth term before being defeated in 1994.
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He lost his bid for a fourth term to George Pataki that year.
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An examination of the complicated history of America and its movies in the Republic of Korea.
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In treble, second and fourth, the first change is a dodge behind; and the second time the treble leads, there's a double Bob.
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Persistent glycosuria has been noted in brain injuries involving the floor of the fourth ventricle.
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Upon this he went to bed again, fell asleep, and dreamed a fourth time as before.
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He was rather silent, they observed; but the young clergyman, who made the fourth at the table, was voluble by nature.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
Ordinarily the diazo appears a little earlier than the Widal reaction—about the fourth or fifth day—but it may be delayed.
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British Dictionary definitions for Fourth Republic

Fourth Republic

noun

the fourth period of republican government in France or the republic itself (1945–58)

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