res publica

res pub·li·ca

R0182900 (rēz pŭb′lĭ-kə, rās po͞o′blē-kä′)n. pl. pub·li·cae (-kā, -kī) 1. A state, republic, or commonwealth.2. The general public good or welfare.

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[Latin rēs pūblica; see republic.]

res publica

(ˈreɪs ˈpʊblɪˌkɑː) n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the state, republic, or commonwealth[Latin, literally: the public thing]

res publica

A Latin phrase meaning public thing, used to mean the state.

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res publica - a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"body politic, country, nation, commonwealth, state, landcommonwealth country - any of the countries in the British Commonwealthdeveloping country - a country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economicallyDominion - one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealthestate of the realm, the three estates, estate - a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rightsforeign country - any state of which one is not a citizen; "working in a foreign country takes a bit of getting used to"Reich - the German staterenegade state, rogue nation, rogue state - a state that does not respect other states in its international actionssuzerain - a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairssea power - a nation that possesses formidable naval strengthgreat power, major power, superpower, world power, power - a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the worldcity state, city-state - a state consisting of a sovereign cityally - a friendly nationpolitical entity, political unit - a unit with political responsibilities