res publica

noun

res pu·​bli·​ca ˈrās-ˈpü-bli-ˌkä 

1

: commonwealth, state, republic

2

: commonweal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Montás, like Swift, is concerned with the epistemological and ethical res publica that makes up a civilization and how to keep it alive and transmit it. —M. D. Aeschliman, National Review, 20 Feb. 2022

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

Word History

Etymology

Latin — more at republic

First Known Use

circa 1898, in the meaning defined at sense 1