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English word republic comes from Latin res, Latin publicum, Latin publica (The public.)
res (Latin)
State, republic, commonwealth. Thing, matter, issue, affair, stuff.
publicum (Latin)
Commonwealth, the republic. Public road. Publicity. State property. State revenue. The public (people in general; an audience). The treasury; state depot.
publica (Latin)
The public.
respublica (Latin)
A republic (a state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor). The state, nation (the sovereign polity).
république (Middle French)
republic (English)
(archaic) A state, which may or may not be a monarchy, in which the executive and legislative branches of government are separate.. A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.. One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.