res publican.
/ˌreɪz ˈpʊblᵻkə/, /ˌreɪz ˈpʌblᵻkə/, U.S. /ˌreɪs ˈpʊbləkə/ The common good, esp. when identified with the interests of the state; (also) the state itself, or its people; the body politic. Cf. republic n., commonwealth n.
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a1460 Knyghthode & Bataile (Pembr. Cambr. 243) l. 404 (MED) Res publica right commendabil is, If chiualers and armys there abounde.
?1553 Respublica (1952) v. vi. 53 But sens Respublica hathe putt me to exile where maye I goo?
1601 R. Broughton Apologicall Epist. viii. 85 The word Respublica it self teacheth to euery man, that it signifieth a publike, and not a priuate wealth.
1684 R. Baxter Catholick Communion iii. 21 A hundred or a thousand persons agreed together to manage their affairs by a common Stock and Converse, are a Community; but not Civitas or Respublica: No, though they purpose to set up a Government.
1793 Analyt. Rev. Oct. 180 The second charge, that of republican, the doctor avows, if this appellation be limited to it's primitive meaning, a friend to the res publica, or common interest.
1830 P. W. Grayson Vice Unmasked vii. 37 In utter disregard and violation of the public good—the res publica committed to their guardianship.
1866 J. Hutton tr. L. Blanc Lett. on Eng. I. liv. 292 Institutions, the fundamental principle of which is, that everything must bend before the idea of the res publica.
1902 Law Q. Rev. 18 49 The principles of feudal monarchy substituted the crown for the respublica.
1970 P. Dansereau in P. Dansereau & V. Weadock Challenge for Survival 25 Men..whose knowledge of popular myths and dedication to the res publica were bolstered by a prophetic view and solid grasp of reality.
2002 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 27 June 38/1 We must lament the displacement of ambition away from heroic action on the public stage, directed toward the good of the res publica, and toward the economic satisfaction of private life.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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