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commonwealth

9 definitions • 4 examples
1
a group of countries with the same political or economic aims:

Examples:

the Commonwealth of Independent States
2
a country or part of a country that is governed by its people or representatives elected by its people
3
a country or state that is governed by its people or their elected representatives
4
A commonwealth is an organized group of independent self-governing countries.
5
A commonwealth is also a US state.
6
A commonwealth is also a self-governing place associated with the US, such as Puerto Rico.
7
a country or part of a country that is governed by its people or those elected by them. The word is used as the title of some of the states of the US:

Examples:

In Pennsylvania, navigable rivers belong to the Commonwealth.
8
an organized group of states, or of independent countries with the same political or economic aims:

Examples:

the Commonwealth of Australia (= the federation of Australian states)
There is an ongoing investigation into the lobbyist and his dealings with Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
9
an organization of independent countries which were part of the former British Empire and which now have friendly political or economic connections with each other. A small number of countries which did not form part of the British Empire have also joined the Commonwealth.

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