Commonwealth — synonyms, definition

1. commonwealth (Noun)

British Commonwealth Commonwealth of Nations body politic civilisation civilization commonalty community country culture dominion federation government kingdom land monarchy nation people polity realm republic • • •

commonwealth (Noun) — An association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and several former British colonies that are now sovereign states but still pay allegiance to the British Crown.

commonwealth (Noun) — The official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico).

commonwealth (Noun) — A politically organized body of people under a single government. ex. "the commonwealth has elected a new president"

commonwealth (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.

commonwealth (Noun) — A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them.

form of government global organisation global organization international organisation international organization political entity political system political unit province state world organisation world organization Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Eelam Porto Rico Pr Puerto Rico Tamil Eelam Weimar Republic ally city state city-state commonwealth country developing country dominion foreign country great power major power parliamentary democracy power reich renegade state • • • Antigua and Barbuda Australia Bahama Islands Bahamas Bangla Desh Bangladesh Barbados Basutoland Belize Bharat Botswana Britain British Guiana British Honduras Brunei Cameroon Cameroun Ceylon Co-operative Republic of Guyana Commonwealth of Australia • • •