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res publica — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • republic noun A country governed by elected representatives and a head of state who is not a monarch.
  • state noun The particular condition someone or something is in at a given time.

Senses

res publica is used for these senses in English:

  • republic One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.
  • state A political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy, as in the United States, Mexico, Nigeria, or India.
  • state (anthropology) A society larger than a tribe. A society large enough to form a state in the sense of a government.

republic — full definition

  1. noun A country governed by elected representatives and a head of state who is not a monarch.
  2. noun One of the constituent states within a larger federation, such as the former Soviet Union or Yugoslavia.

state — full definition

  1. noun The particular condition someone or something is in at a given time.
  2. noun A country, or a self-governing political division within a larger country (such as one of the fifty American states).
  3. verb To say or write something clearly and directly.

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