Commonwealth
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
Framework senses
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- a politically organized body of people under a single government
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- a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
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- 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
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- the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)