Republic comes from the Latin word "respublĭca" which means; "Thing publishes" or "I publish it".
In its initial consideration, the republic was considered as a form of government in which the country is conceived as something of "public" character, that is, the governors cannot establish the privatization of the country's assets. Also, the main powers within the republic could not be inherited as it happened in the monarchy, on the contrary, they should be chosen by the people.
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