Quick definitions from WordNet (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
▸ noun: the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
▸ noun: a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
▸ noun: a politically organized body of people under a single government
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▸ 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
▸ noun: the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
▸ noun: a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
▸ noun: a politically organized body of people under a single government
▸ Also see commonwealth
▸ Words similar to commonwealths
▸ Usage examples for commonwealths
▸ Popular adjectives describing commonwealths
▸ Words that often appear near commonwealths
▸ Rhymes of commonwealths
▸ Invented words related to commonwealths