Understanding the meaning of commonwealth

commonwealth

/'kɑmən,wɛlθ/

noun
a politically organized body of people under a single government
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body politic country land nation res publica state

type of:
political unit political entity
noun
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
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democracy republic

type of:
political system form of government
noun
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
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type of:
global organization international organisation world organisation world organization international organization
noun
the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
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type of:
state province

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