res publica

noun

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res pu·bli·ca | \ ˈrās-ˈpü-bli-ˌkä

Definition of res publica

1 : commonwealth, state, republic

2 : commonweal

Examples of res publica in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Supporters of the latter tradition, with its focus on the public interest (the res publica), argue that voting is an ineluctable duty of citizenship as well as an absolute right. — Win Mccormack, The New Republic, 22 Oct. 2020

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