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 commonwealth commonwealth /ˈkɑːmənˌwɛlθ/

noun

  1. () A politically organized body of people under a single government  ( body politic , res publica , land , commonwealth , country , nation , state )
    a politically organized body of people under a single government
     The state has elected a new president
    the state has elected a new president
     African nations
    African nations
     Students who had come to the nation's capitol
    students who had come to the nation's capitol
     The country's largest manufacturer
    the country's largest manufacturer
     An industrialized land
    an industrialized land
  2. () The official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)  ( commonwealth )
    the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
  3. A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them  ( commonwealth , democracy , republic )
    a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
      The republic held elections to choose its leaders.
    The republic held elections to choose its leaders.
  4. A world organization of autonomous states that are united in allegiance to a central power but are not subordinate to it or to one another  ( commonwealth )
    a world organization of autonomous states that are united in allegiance to a central power but are not subordinate to it or to one another