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- Dictionaryres pu·bli·ca/ˌrās ˈpo͝obləkə/
noun
- 1. the state, republic, or commonwealth.
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Latin phrase, meaning 'public affair'
Res publica is a Latin phrase, loosely meaning 'public affair'. It is the root of the word 'republic', and the word 'commonwealth' has traditionally been used as a synonym for it; however, translations vary widely according to the context. 'Res' is a nominative singular Latin noun for a substantive or concrete thing—as opposed to 'spes', which means something unreal or ethereal—and 'publica' is an... Wikipedia