ALL meanings of commonwealth
com·mon·wealth
C c - noun commonwealth the body politic organized for the general good 3
- noun commonwealth a federation of states [the Commonwealth of Australia] 3
- noun commonwealth a nation or state in which there is self-government; democracy or republic 3
- noun commonwealth the people of a nation or state; body politic 3
- noun commonwealth the official designation of Australia, four states of the US (Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia), and Puerto Rico 3
- noun commonwealth the part of this period up to 1653, when Cromwell became Protector 3
- noun commonwealth the republic that existed in Britain from 1649 to 1660 3
- noun commonwealth an association of sovereign states, almost all of which were at some time dependencies of the UK. All member states recognize the reigning British sovereign as Head of the Commonwealth 3
- noun commonwealth the general good; public welfare 3
- noun commonwealth a group of persons united by some common interest 3
- noun commonwealth a state or nation in which the people possess sovereignty; republic 3
- noun commonwealth the people of a state or nation viewed politically; body politic 3
- singular noun commonwealth If you refer to a commonwealth of nations, you are referring to a group of countries who are friendly towards each other and have something in common. 3
- countable noun commonwealth Commonwealth is used in the official names of some countries, groups of countries, or parts of countries. 3
- proper noun commonwealth The Commonwealth is an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most of the countries that were previously under its rule. 3
- noun commonwealth any state of the U.S.; strictly, Ky., Mass., Pa., or Va., which were so designated in their first constitutions 3
- noun commonwealth a group of people united by common interests 3
- noun commonwealth the general welfare; commonweal 3
- noun commonwealth An independent country or community, especially a democratic republic. 1
- noun commonwealth politics: self-governing area 1
- noun commonwealth Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia 1
- noun commonwealth a voluntary association of independent nations and dependent territories linked by historical ties (as parts of the former British Empire) and cooperating on matters of mutual concern, especially regarding economics and trade. 1
- noun commonwealth 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. 0
- noun commonwealth Approximately, a republic. 0