res publica
[ reys poo-bli-kah; English reez puhb-li-kuh, reys ]
/ ˈreɪs ˈpu blɪˌkɑ; English ˈriz ˈpʌb lɪ kə, ˈreɪs /
Latin.
the state; republic; commonwealth.
Nearby words
res, res adjudicata, res gestae, res ipsa loquitur, res judicata, res publica, res., res. phys., resaca de la palma, resail, resalable
Origin of res publica
literally, public matter
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Examples from the Web for res publica
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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British Dictionary definitions for res publica
res publica
/ (ˈreɪs ˈpʊblɪˌkɑː) /
noun
the state, republic, or commonwealth
Word Origin for res publica
Latin, literally: the public thing
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