república
/reˈpublika/ · B1 · noun · f
democracy
🏛️🗳️ Latin res publica = the public thing, the state owned by its people
From Latin res (thing, matter) + publica (of the people). A república is a state run as the public's business, with no king. Note the stress lands on -pú-: re-PÚ-bli-ca, unlike English REpublic.