commonwealth Meaning and Definition
1. n. a politically organized body of people under a single government
2. n. a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
3. n. 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
4. n. the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
Commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically it has sometimes been synonymous with "republic".
Synonyms body politic citizenry citizens commonality democracy federation nation people polity republic society
Antonyms autocracy
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