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▸ 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
▸ noun: the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
▸ noun: a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
▸ noun: a politically organized body of people under a single government
▸ Also see commonwealths
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▸ 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
▸ noun: the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
▸ noun: a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
▸ noun: a politically organized body of people under a single government
▸ Also see commonwealths
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to commonwealth
▸ Usage examples for commonwealth
▸ Idioms related to commonwealth (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing commonwealth
▸ Words that often appear near commonwealth
▸ Rhymes of commonwealth
▸ Invented words related to commonwealth