Definition of commonwealth Commonwealth

/kɑˈmʌnwɛˌlθ/ - [kamunwelth] - Com•mon•wealth

We found 12 definitions of commonwealth from 6 different sources.

What does commonwealth mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: commonwealths
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
		global organization, international organisation, international organization, world organisation, world organization an international alliance involving many different countries
commonwealth - the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
		province, state the proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his province to take care of himself"
commonwealth - a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"
		state, nation, country, land, res publica, body politic
		political entity, political unit a unit with political responsibilities
		commonwealth country any of the countries in the British Commonwealth
		developing country a country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economically
		dominion one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth
		estate of the realm, the three estates, estate a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights
		foreign country any state of which one is not a citizen; "working in a foreign country takes a bit of getting used to"
		reich the German state
		renegade state, rogue nation, rogue state a state that does not respect other states in its international actions
		suzerain a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs
		sea power naval strength
		great power, major power, superpower, world power, power a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
		city-state, city state a state consisting of a sovereign city
		ally a friendly nation
commonwealth - a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
		democracy, republic
		form of government, political system the members of a social organization who are in power
		weimar republic the German republic founded at Weimar in 1919; "The Weimar Republic was overthrown in 1933 and replaced by the Third Reich"

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Wiktionary

commonwealth (Noun)
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.
commonwealth (Noun)
Approximately, a republic.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

commonwealth (n.)
A state; a body politic consisting of a certain number of men, united, by compact or tacit agreement, under one form of government and system of laws.
commonwealth (n.)
The whole body of people in a state; the public.
commonwealth (n.)
Specifically, the form of government established on the death of Charles I., in 1649, which existed under Oliver Cromwell and his son Richard, ending with the abdication of the latter in 1659.

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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.

Wikipedia

A commonwealth is a group of people or of groups with a common aim to improve themselves, help each other and share knowledge and resources.

It is also part of the official name of some countries

or part of the official name of some US states and territories

In history the Commonwealth of England was the name of England between 1649 and 1660, when England had no king