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Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, often referring to its government
Massachusetts, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, often referring to its government
Virginia, the Commonwealth of Virginia, often referring to its government
Kentucky, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, often referring to its government
Australia, the Commonwealth of Australia, often referring to its federal government

Mr. Martin was found guilty of defrauding the Commonwealth by making false welfare claims.

The Commonwealth of Nations, a loose confederation of nations based around the former British Empire

As a Commonwealth citizen, you are eligible to vote in United Kingdom elections.

A form of government, named for the concept that everything that is not owned by specific individuals or groups is owned collectively by everyone in the governmental unit, as opposed to a state, where the state itself owns such things
Approximately, a republic

May 19, 1649 Be it declared and enacted by this present Parliament and by the Authoritie of the same That the People of England and of all the Dominions and Territoryes thereunto belonging are and shall be and are hereby constituted, made, established, and confirmed to be a Commonwealth and free State And shall from henceforth be Governed as a Commonwealth and Free State by the supreame Authoritie of this Nation, the Representatives of the People in Parliam and by such as they shall appoint and constitute as Officers and Ministers under them for the good of the People and that without any King or House of Lords. Act of the Long Parliament.

{n} a government in which thep people bear the chief rule, a republic, the public
The Commonwealth of Australia, often referring to the federal government of Australia
Specifically, the form of government established on the death of Charles I
a voluntary association of 54 developing and developed nations, including Canada, which have historic ties to Great Britain
Informal association of the countries that once formed the British Empire
n 1 the whole body of people of a nation or state; the body politic 2 a federation of states and territories with powers and responsibilities divided between a central government and a number of smaller governments, each controlling certain responsibilities in a defined area, as the commonwealth of Australia
{i} group of people united in a common cause; people of a country; democratic state
A commonwealth is a free association of sovereign independent states that has no charter, treaty or constitution The association promotes co-operation, consultation and mutual assistance among members
An association of 51 self-governing independent nations & various dependencies (colonies & protectorates) having in common that they were all parts of the old British Empire The British monarch is the symbolic head & prime ministers & finance ministers meet periodically Members consult & try to coordinate policies on economic, scientific, educational, financial, legal, & military matters
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
the people of a nation or state a group of countries or peoples united by a common interest
Used to describe matters concering the whole of Australia Full name of the country is the Commonwealth of Australia This name is often interchanged with 'Federal'
in 1649, which existed under Oliver Cromwell and his son Richard, ending with the abdication of the latter in 1659
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
The whole body of people in a state; the public
a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"
Commonwealth is used in the official names of some countries, groups of countries, or parts of countries. the Commonwealth of Australia. the Commonwealth of Independent States, which replaced the Soviet Union. or Commonwealth of Nations Free association of sovereign states consisting of Britain and many of its former dependencies who have chosen to maintain ties of friendship and cooperation. It was established in 1931 by the Statute of Westminster as the British Commonwealth of Nations. Later its name was changed and it was redefined to include independent nations. Most of the dependent states that gained independence after 1947 chose Commonwealth membership. The British monarch serves as its symbolic head, and meetings of the more than 50 Commonwealth heads of government take place every two years. See also British empire. Body politic founded on law for the common "weal," or good. The term was often used by 17th-century writers to signify an organized political community, its meaning thus being similar to the modern meaning of state or nation. Today it primarily refers to the Commonwealth. Four U.S. states (Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia) call themselves commonwealths, a distinction in name only. Puerto Rico has been a commonwealth rather than a state since 1952; its residents, though U.S. citizens, have only a nonvoting representative in Congress and pay no federal taxes. Commonwealth of Australia Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth of Dominica Commonwealth of Kentucky Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Commonwealth of The Bahamas Co operative Commonwealth Federation Commonwealth Games Commonwealth of Independent States Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
The Commonwealth is an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most of the countries that were previously under its rule
Form of government adopted after the execution of Charles I in 1649 By 1653, this republican experiment was compromised when Cromwell gave himself overarching powers After Cromwell died, "Commonwealthsmen" in Parliament saw a chance to restore the Commonwealth, but were outmaneuvered by Monck (Hutton)
A state; a body politic consisting of a certain number of men, united, by compact or tacit agreement, under one form of government and system of laws
A free association of sovereign independent states that has no charter, treaty, or constitution A commonwealth promotes cooperation, consultation, and mutual assistance among members
An association of the United Kingdom and other sovereign countries that are former British territories or protectorates (see Commonwealth Secretariat, listed in Part 3)
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 the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
a state or nation as it was designated in its original constitution
commonweal
Commonwealth English
The group of varieties of English used in the ex-colonial member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, in distinction to the varieties used in Britain itself

169–70: Across the world, many former U.K. colonies use English as a major language, and their standard resembles the British standard more than the American. The term “Commonwealth English” is a general term used to refer to this variety of English, which in theory differs little from “British English” as used in Great Britain. ¶ Australia is the best-known example, but even in nations where English is not the official or most widely used language, Commonwealth English is extremely important in commerce and government—as is the case in Nigeria, Pakistan, and India, which is the second-most-populated country in the world.

Commonwealth English
The generalized variety of English spoken and written primarily in the United Kingdom and its former colonies, sometimes excluding Canada. Often distinguished from American English by its orthography

Amnesia (or amnaesia in Commonwealth English) is a condition in which memory is disturbed.

Commonwealth Games
a sporting event, somewhat like the Olympic Games, held every four year and involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations
Commonwealth of Australia
the formal and full name of the country Australia
Commonwealth of Dominica
The official name of the state of Dominica
Commonwealth of Independent States
Successor to the Soviet Union, this is a confederation of eleven former Soviet republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan
Commonwealth of Nations
An association of independent, sovereign states which formerly constituted the British Empire
Commonwealth of the Bahamas
The official name of the state of Bahamas
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
The official name of the Northern Marianas
Commonwealth realm
A member state of the Commonwealth of Nations (as most former British colonial possessions) which is a realm (kingdom) in personal union with the United Kingdom, i.e. has the British Sovereign as its 'shared' head of state, which is usally represented in its capital by a governor general
Commonwealth Forces
military forces of nations belonging to the British Commonwealth
Commonwealth Games
an international sports event in which the member countries of the British Commonwealth compete in various sports. The games take place every four years in one of the competing countries. Quadrennial sports competition for countries of the British Commonwealth. The inaugural meeting was called the British Empire Games and was held in Hamilton, Ont., Can., in 1930. The Games include athletics (track and field), gymnastics, bowls, and swimming events for both men and women, and boxing, cycling, shooting, weight lifting, and wrestling for men only. Rowing, badminton, and fencing have also occasionally been included
Commonwealth of Dominica
{i} Dominica, island in the West Indies (between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean); independent republic on this island
Commonwealth of Independent States
confederation of countries which were members of the former Soviet Union, CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States
An association of former Soviet republics that was established in December 1991 by Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus to help ease the dissolution of the Soviet Union and coordinate interrepublican affairs. Other members include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Free association of sovereign states formed in 1991, comprising Russia and 11 other republics that were formerly part of the Soviet Union. Members are Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Moldova. Its administrative center is in Minsk, Belarus. The Commonwealth's functions are to coordinate its members' policies regarding their economies, foreign relations, defense, immigration policies, environmental protection, and law enforcement
Commonwealth of Nations
An association comprising the United Kingdom, its dependencies, and many former British colonies that are now sovereign states with a common allegiance to the British Crown, including Canada, Australia, India, and many countries in the West Indies and Africa. It was formally established by the Statute of Westminster in 1931
Commonwealth of Nations
association made up of the United Kingdom along with its dependencies and many of its former colonies (officially established in 1931 by the Statute of Westminster)
Commonwealth of The Bahamas
{i} The Bahamas, Bahamas, group of islands in the Atlantic ocean southeast of North America
commonwealth day
British, anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth
commonwealth of independent states
Official designation of the former republics of the Soviet Union that remained loosely federated in economic and security matters after the Soviet Union disbanded as a unified state in 1991 Members in 1996 were Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan
commonwealth of independent states
The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is a loose alignment of former Soviet republics led by Boris Yeltsin, president of the Russian Republic
commonwealth of independent states
An association of 12 republics of the former Soviet Union (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan)
commonwealth of independent states
an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991
commonwealth of independent states
A loosely connected group of 15 former Soviet Union states including Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan p 91
commonwealth of independent states
An alliance of former Soviet states formed at the time of the Soviet Union's collapse
commonwealth of independent states
a union of 11 former Soviet republics that was created by the leaders of Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine in December 1991 The commonwealth has no formal constitution and functions as a loose economic and military association
commonwealth of independent states
A loose confederation of former Soviet republics established in December 1991 to coordinate interrepublican policies, especially military and economic affairs Although the CIS originally included all the former Soviet republics, except for the Baltic republics and Georgia, subsequently other newly independent states of Eurasia, such as Moldova and Azerbaijan, have either declared their intention to withdraw or have formally withdrawn from the Commonwealth
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Political party prominent in western Canada in the 1930s and '40s. It was founded in Calgary, Alta., in 1932 by a federation of farm, labour, and socialist parties to transform the capitalist system into a "cooperative commonwealth" by democratic means. It called for the socialization of banks and public ownership of transportation, communication, and natural resources. It won the general election in Saskatchewan in 1944 and took over the provincial government. It won further Saskatchewan elections but declined elsewhere. In 1961 it merged with the New Democratic Party
British Commonwealth
The Commonwealth of Nations
Ruskin Commonwealth Association
The Ruskin Colony (or Ruskin Commonwealth Association) was a utopian socialist colony which existed near Tennessee City in Dickson County, Tennessee from 1894 to 1896. The colony moved to a slightly more permanent second settlement on an old farm five miles north from 1896 to 1899, and saw another brief incarnation near Waycross, in southern Georgia, from 1899 until it finally dissolved in 1901. Its regional location within the Southern United States set it apart from many other similar utopian projects of the era. At its high point, the population was around 250. The colony was named after John Ruskin, the English socialist writer. A cave on the colony's second property in Dickson County still carries his name
British Commonwealth
Commonwealth
British Commonwealth
group of states that got together in 1944
British Commonwealth of Nations
former name of the Commonwealth of Nations (voluntary confederation of comprised of Great Britain and its dependencies)
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
another name for the Foreign Office
United Arab Commonwealth
former union between Syria and Egypt
british commonwealth
an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and its dependencies and many former British colonies that are now sovereign states but owe allegiance to the British Crown
commonwealths
plural of commonwealth
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