commonwealth

UK /ˈkɒmənˌwɛlθ/ US /ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ/

name 8noun 3

Collocations

ADJ.

british, joined, little

The British Commonwealth nations gathered together to discuss trade agreements and shared interests.

VERB + COMMONWEALTH

became, forces, self-governing, sense

The former colony became a commonwealth after gaining independence from Britain.

COMMONWEALTH + NOUN

citizen, nations

Every commonwealth citizen has the right to vote in local elections.

PREP.

in, within

The new education policy was implemented across all schools within the commonwealth.

ADV.

legally

The company was legally established as a commonwealth enterprise serving the entire region.

Definitions

noun

The well-being of a community.

The entirety of a (secular) society, a polity, a state.

Remeber I saye yt ye were at that tyme wt oute Christ and were reputed aliantes from the comen welth [πολιτεία (politeía)] of Israel and were straugers fro the testamentes of promes and had no hope and were with out god in this worlde.

I'th' commonwealth I would by contraries Execute all things, for no kind of traffic Would I admit; no name of magistrate[…]

Republic. Often capitalized, as Commonwealth.

1649, Act of the Long Parliament 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[ent] 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.

name

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

Mozambique joined the Commonwealth in 1995, although it had not been a part of the British Empire.

Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, being former British colonies, are the only Southeast Asian member countries of the Commonwealth.

The Commonwealth of England (1649–1653); the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland (1653–1660).

Near-synonyms: Protectorate; Interregnum

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.

Kentucky, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, often referring to its government.

Massachusetts, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, often referring to its government.

name

A barangay of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

A barangay of Rosario, Northern Samar, Philippines.

A barangay of Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a politically organized body of people under a single govern

noun — a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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I'th' commonwealth I would by contraries Execute all things, for no kind of traffic Would I admit; no name of magistrate[…]

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These early town leaders [in seventeenth-century New England] had a type of challenge exciting to idealists. Each early town was, in a real sense, a little commonwealth. Legally it was able to select

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Mozambique joined the Commonwealth in 1995, although it had not been a part of the British Empire.

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Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, being former British colonies, are the only Southeast Asian member countries of the Commonwealth.

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

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, commonwealth is marked as obsolete, British, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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