res publica

[ reys poo-bli-kah; English reez puhb-li-kuh, reys ]

Latin.

1. the state; republic; commonwealth.

res publica

/ ˈreɪs ˈpʊblɪˌkɑː /

noun

1. the state, republic, or commonwealth

Word History and Origins

Origin of res publica¹

Literally, “public matter”

Word History and Origins

Origin of res publica¹

Latin, literally: the public thing

Example Sentences

A variation of the familiar formula: videant consules ne quid res publica detrimenti capiat.

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It means arbitrary power in an individual person; in the exercise of which, himself, and not the res-publica, is the object.

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The Roman state, or as they said, the commonwealth (res publica) was governed by the consuls, two magistrates elected each year.

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Kings may be a necessity, yet the thing of the state is not theirs, but is the common property of the citizens, res publica.

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Haec igitur non suscipiet rei publicae causa, ne res publica quidem pro se suscipi volet.

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