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   commonwealth

   /ˈkɒmənwɛlθ/

   noun

   • 1. an independent country or community, especially a democratic republic.
   • ▪ an aggregate or grouping of states or other bodies: "a union or commonwealth of democratic, self-governing countries"
   • ▪ a community or organization of shared interests in a non-political field: "the Christian commonwealth"
   • ▪ a self-governing unit voluntarily grouped with the US, such as Puerto Rico: "the island became a commonwealth of the United States in 1986"
   • ▪ a formal title of some of the states of the US, especially Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
   • ▪ the title of the federated Australian states.
   • ▪ the republican period of government in Britain between the execution of Charles I in 1649 and the Restoration of Charles II in 1660.
   • 2. an international association consisting of the UK together with states that were previously part of the British Empire, and dependencies.
   • 3. the general good. archaic

   Word Origin late Middle English (originally as two words, denoting public welfare; compare with commonweal): from common + wealth.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › commonwealthCommonwealth Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   com· mon· wealth ˈkä-mən-ˌwelth. also -ˌweltth. Synonyms of commonwealth. 1. : a nation, state, or other political unit: such as. a. : one founded on law and united by compact or tacit agreement of the people for the common good. b. : one in which supreme authority is vested in the people.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOMMONWEALTH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   COMMONWEALTH definition: 1. a group of countries with the same political or economic aims: 2. a country or part of a…. Learn more.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CommonwealthCommonwealth - Wikipedia

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   A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from the 15th century.

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   Commonwealth definition: a group of sovereign states and their dependencies associated by their own choice and linked with common objectives and interests. See examples of COMMONWEALTH used in a sentence.

6. www.britannica.com › topic › Commonwealth-association-of-statesCommonwealth | History, Members, Purpose, Countries, & Facts

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   5 days ago · Commonwealth, a free association of sovereign states comprising the United Kingdom and a number of its former dependencies who have chosen to maintain ties of friendship and practical cooperation and who acknowledge the British monarch as symbolic head of their association.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › commonwealthCommonwealth - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A commonwealth refers to any group of people organized under a single government, particularly a republic. If you live in the United States of America, you live in a commonwealth.

8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › commonwealthCommonwealth Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   COMMONWEALTH meaning: 1 : a group of countries or states that have political or economic connections with one another often + of; 2 : a U.S. state used officially of Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.