What does Commonwealth mean?
Definitions for Commonwealth
ˈkɒm ənˌwɛlθCom·mon·wealth
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Princeton's WordNet
commonwealthnoun
the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politicnoun
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"
commonwealthnoun
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
democracy, republic, commonwealthnoun
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
Wiktionary
commonwealthnoun
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.
commonwealthnoun
Approximately, a republic.
May 19, 1649 Be it declared and enacted by this present Parliament and by the Authoritie of the same That the People of England and of all the Dominions and Territoryes thereunto belonging are and shall be and are hereby constituted, made, established, and confirmed to be a Commonwealth and free State And shall from henceforth be Governed as a Commonwealth and Free State by the supreame Authoritie of this Nation, the Representatives of the People in Parliam[ent] and by such as they shall appoint and constitute as Officers and Ministers under them for the good of the People and that without any King or House of Lords. Act of the Long Parliament.
Commonwealthnoun
The Commonwealth of Nations, a loose confederation of nations based around the former British Empire.
Commonwealthnoun
Australia, the Commonwealth of Australia,
Mr. Martin was found guilty of defrauding the Commonwealth by making false welfare claims.
Commonwealthnoun
Kentucky, the Commonwealth of Kentucky,
Commonwealthnoun
Massachusetts, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Commonwealthnoun
Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Commonwealthnoun
Virginia, the Commonwealth of Virginia,
Etymology: Originally "common-wealt" or "common weal". From 15th century, a compound of common (in the sense "public") and wealth (in the old sense "well-being"). Expanded in the 17th century to mean "a state in which the supreme power is vested in the people; a republic or democratic state." (OED)
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Commonweal, Commonwealthnoun
Etymology: from common and weal, or wealth.
Two foundations bear up publick societies; the one inclination, whereby all men desire sociable life; the other an order agreed upon, touching the manner of their union in living together: the latter is that which we call the law of a commonweal. Richard Hooker.
It was impossible to make a commonweal in Ireland, without settling of all the estates and possessions throughout the kingdom. John Davies, on Ireland.
A continual parliament would but keep the commonweal in tune, by preserving laws in their vigour. Charles I .
There is no body in the commonwealth of learning who does not profess himself a lover of truth. John Locke.
Such a prince,
So kind a father of the commonweal. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.Their sons are well tutored by you: you are a good member of the commonwealth. William Shakespeare, Love’s Labour Lost.
Did he, or do yet any of them, imagine
The gods would sleep to such a Stygian practice,
Against that commonwealth which they have founded. Johnson.Commonwealths were nothing more, in their original, but free cities; though sometimes, by force of orders and discipline, they have extended themselves into mighty dominions. William Temple.
Webster Dictionary
Commonwealthnoun
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
Commonwealthnoun
the whole body of people in a state; the public
Commonwealthnoun
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
Freebase
Commonwealth
Commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has sometimes been synonymous with "republic". More recently it has been used for fraternal associations of some sovereign nations. Most notably, the Commonwealth of Nations, an association primarily of former members of the British Empire, is often referred to as simply "the Commonwealth".
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Etymology and Origins
Commonwealth
In theatrical parlance, a sharing out of the proceeds of the week’s performances after all expenses have been deducted. This generally happens when the manager has decamped with the entire takings, and left his company stranded.
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Commonwealth' in Nouns Frequency: #2043
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Commonwealth in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Commonwealth in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Commonwealth in a Sentence
The veil was a huge part of the conversations that we had early on. We talked about what we wanted to do in terms of trying to embrace some of the royal connections in there, and a lot of the work that she's going to probably do in the future is going to be connected to the Commonwealth ... and I said 'wouldn't it be amazing if we took the 53 countries of the Commonwealth and embroidered a flower and some flora and fauna from each one of those and that they would go up the aisle, that journey up the aisle with you'.
I particularly wanted to say that my father, for I suppose the last 70 years, has given the most remarkable devoted service to The Queen, to my family, and to the country, but also to the whole of the Commonwealth. And as you can imagine, my family and I miss my father enormously. He was a much loved and appreciated figure and apart from anything else I can imagine he would be so deeply touched by the number of other people here and elsewhere around the world and the Commonwealth who also I think, share our loss and our sorrow, my dear Papa was a very special person who I thinkabove all else would have been amazed by the reaction and the touching things that have been said about him, ? he continued.
Purdue ignored the safety of Pennsylvanians, some of whom died as a result of the illegal and suspicious prescriptions written by these doctors. Purdue took full advantage of the situation. They targeted doctors with unsavory practices, they lied to sell more drugs, and as a result, they pumped our commonwealth with as much Oxy as possible.
This type of murder with the allegations is exceptional, she's entitled to due process, even though the facts according to the commonwealth don't look good.
I stand in solidarity with all those in Pittsburgh and across the commonwealth looking to make their communities safer, we simply can not accept this kind of violence as a normal part of American life, and now we can't wait any longer.
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Translations for Commonwealth
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- كومنولثArabic
- StaatenbundGerman
- κοινοπολιτείαGreek
- komunumoEsperanto
- comunidad, mancomunidadSpanish
- richesse commune, communautéFrench
- קהילייהHebrew
- nemzetközösségHungarian
- persemakmuranIndonesian
- 連邦, コモンウェルスJapanese
- សហធនKhmer
- 공화국, 연방Korean
- civitas, respublicaLatin
- komanwelMalay
- gemenebestDutch
- SamveldetNorwegian
- comunidadePortuguese
- содружество, союзRussian
- 聯邦Chinese
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