commonwealth
The entirety of a society, a polity, a stateThe entirety of a (secular) society, a polity, a state.
» For what the soul is to the body, a good prince is to the commonwealth.
Meaning
3 sensesThe entirety of a (secular) society, a polity, a state.
Staatenbund
содру́жествоsodrúžestvo, сою́зsojúz
Republic. Often capitalized, as Commonwealth.
(obsolete)The well-being of a community.
- 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
- the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
- a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
- a politically organized body of people under a single government
Examples
5 sentencesFor what the soul is to the body, a good prince is to the commonwealth.
The British Commonwealth of Nations is unable to let go of power.
Some states in the United States use the Commonwealth title in their laws.
Bangladesh military ranks, essentially corresponds to those used by the armed forces of the commonwealth nations.
Barbados is a member of the Commonwealth.
deBarbados ist Mitglied des Commonwealth.
Translations
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Origin
From common (“public”) + wealth (“well-being”).From common (“public”) + wealth (“well-being”).
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Forms
plural: commonwealths| Singular | commonwealth |
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Synonyms
8 synonyms- a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them:democracyrepublic
- a politically organized body of people under a single government:statenationcountrylandres publicabody politic