commonwealth

com·mon·wealth  (kmn-wlth)

n.

1. The people of a nation or state; the body politic.

2. A nation or state governed by the people; a republic.

3. Commonwealth

a. Used to refer to some U.S. states, namely, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

b. Used to refer to a self-governing, autonomous political unit voluntarily associated with the United States, namely, Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands.

4. often Commonwealth The Commonwealth of Nations.

5. The English state and government from the death of Charles I in 1649 to the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, including the Protectorate of 1653 to 1659.

6. Archaic The public good; commonweal.

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commonwealth [ˈkɒmənˌwɛlθ]

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the people of a state or nation viewed politically; body politic

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a state or nation in which the people possess sovereignty; republic

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the body politic organized for the general good

4. a group of persons united by some common interest

5. Obsolete the general good; public welfare

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Commonwealth [ˈkɒmənˌwɛlθ]

n

the

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Official name the Commonwealth of Nations an association of sovereign states, most of which are or at some time were ruled by Britain. All member states recognize the reigning British sovereign as Head of the Commonwealth

2. (Historical Terms)

a.  the republic that existed in Britain from 1649 to 1660

b.  the part of this period up to 1653, when Cromwell became Protector

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the official designation of Australia, four states of the US (Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia), and Puerto Rico

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Commonwealth the body of the public constituting a state or community; a body united for some special interest and common benefit.

Examples: commonwealth of all Christendom, 1551; of angels, 1608; of learning; The British Commonwealth of Nations; The Commonwealth [English history 1649—1660].

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	commonwealth - the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico) province, state - the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south"
	2.	commonwealth - 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" body politic, country, nation, res publica, state, land commonwealth country - any of the countries in the British Commonwealth developing country - a country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economically Dominion - one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth estate of the realm, the three estates, estate - a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights foreign country - any state of which one is not a citizen; "working in a foreign country takes a bit of getting used to" Reich - the German state renegade state, rogue nation, rogue state - a state that does not respect other states in its international actions suzerain - a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs sea power - a nation that possesses formidable naval strength great power, major power, superpower, world power, power - a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world city state, city-state - a state consisting of a sovereign city ally - a friendly nation political entity, political unit - a unit with political responsibilities
	3.	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 British Commonwealth, Commonwealth of Nations - 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 global organization, international organisation, international organization, world organisation, world organization - an international alliance involving many different countries
	4.	commonwealth - a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them republic, democracy Weimar Republic - the German republic founded at Weimar in 1919; "The Weimar Republic was overthrown in 1933 and replaced by the Third Reich" parliamentary democracy - a democracy having a parliament form of government, political system - the members of a social organization who are in power

Translations

Commonwealth [ˈkɒmənwelθ] N the Commonwealth → la Comunidad Británica de Naciones (Brit) (Hist) → la república de Cromwell
the Commonwealth of Independent States → la Comunidad de Estados Independientes
the Commonwealth of Kentucky → el estado de Kentucky
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico → el estado de Puerto Rico

COMMONWEALTH

La Commonwealth (Comunidad Británica de Naciones) es una asociación de estados soberanos, la mayoría de los cuales eran colonias británicas en el pasado, establecida para fomentar el comercio y los lazos de amistad entre ellos. Actualmente se compone de más de cincuenta estados miembros, entre los cuales se encuentran el Reino Unido, Australia, Canadá, la India, Jamaica, Kenia, Nueva Zelanda, Nigeria, Pakistán y Sudáfrica. Los países miembros reconocen al soberano británico como Head of the Commonwealth y se reúnen anualmente para debatir asuntos políticos y económicos. Además, cada cuatro años uno de los países miembros es el anfitrión de la competición deportiva conocida como Commonwealth Games.

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Commonwealth [ˈkɒmənwɛlθ] n
the Commonwealth (British) → le Commonwealth

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commonwealth [ˈkɒmənwɛlθ] n [nations] → communauté f Commonwealth of Australia, Commonwealth of Independent States
Commonwealth of Australia n → Commonwealth m d'Australie
Commonwealth of Independent States n → Communauté f des États indépendants

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commonwealth

n

→ Staat m, → Gemeinwesen nt; (US) Bezeichnung für die US-Bundesstaaten Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania und Virginia; the Commonwealth of Australia → der Australische Bund; the (British) Commonwealth, the Commonwealth of Nations → das Commonwealth; Commonwealth of Independent States → Gemeinschaft f → Unabhängiger Staaten

(Hist) the Commonwealth die englische Republik unter Cromwell

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Commonwealth [ˈkɒmənˌwɛlθ] n the Commonwealth → il Commonwealth

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Commonwealth [ˈkɒmənˌwɛlθ] n the Commonwealth → il Commonwealth

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commonwealth

n commonwealth [ˈkomənwelθ]

an association of states who have joined together for their common good the Commonwealth of Australia. statebond رابِطَة الشُّعوب البريطانِيَّه: الكومونولث обединение на държави společenství, republika statsforbund; statssamfund das Gemeinwesen, der Staatenbund κοινοπολιτεία commonwealth liit, ühendus کشور فدرال kansainyhteisö, liittovaltio confédération, commonwealth חֶבֶר הָעַמִים הַבּרִיטִי राष्ट्रमंडल zajednica država nemzetközösség persemakmuran samveldi confederazione, commonwealth 連邦 연방 sandrauga, federacija federācija; valstu savienība komanwel gemenebest samvelde wspólnota, federacja comunidade (con)federaţie союз; содружество konfederácia; spoločenstvo državna skupnost britanskega imperija komonvelt samvälde ประเทศหรือรัฐที่ปกครองตนเอง uluslar topluluğu 聯邦 співдружність (націй) دولتِ مشترکہ khối thịnh vượng chung 联邦