1. (noun) commonwealth
the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
Synonyms: nation, republic, country, state, res publica, body politic, land, democracy
2. (noun) state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic
a politically organized body of people under a single government
Synonyms: landed estate, state of matter, body politic, commonwealth, ground, nation, farming, province, res publica, kingdom, solid ground, state, dry land, estate, realm, land, country, soil, area, acres, republic, demesne, earth, democracy, rural area, terra firma, domain
3. (noun) 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
Synonyms: nation, republic, country, state, res publica, body politic, land, democracy
4. (noun) democracy, republic, commonwealth
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
Synonyms: nation, republic, majority rule, country, state, body politic, res publica, commonwealth, land, democracy
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