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commonwealth
commonwealth
/ˈkɑːmənˌwɛlθ/
noun
(
)
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
(
)
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)
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.
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
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