The word publica is the feminine singular of the 1st and 2nd declension adjective publicus, publica, publicum, which is itself derived from an earlier form, poplicus—"relating to the populus [people]".
The Romans often wrote the two words as one, respublica and inflected both words.
Res publica is further simplified in modern society to 'republic' - a state which is governed in the absence of a monarchy by a collective of people, often elected by a democratic system, to rule and pass legislation.
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