Giovanni Andrea Cavo
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https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/persinst/191868
- Name (English)
- Giovanni Andrea Cavo
- Short name
- republic
- Short Description
- A republic (from Latin res publica ´public affair´) is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state."
As of 2017[update], 159 of the world´s 206 sovereign states use the word "republic" as part of their official names. Not all of these are republics in the sense of having elected governments, nor is the word "republic" used in the names of all states with elected governments.
The term developed its modern meaning in reference to the constitution of the ancient Roman Republic, lasting from the overthrow of the kings in 509 BC to the establishment of the Empire in 27 BCE. This constitution was characterized by a Senate composed of wealthy aristocrats wielding significant influence; several popular assemblies of all free citizens, possessing the power to elect magistrates and pass laws; and a series of magistracies with varying types of civil and political authority.
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