Commonwealth
21commonwealth — n. 1 a an independent State or community, esp. a democratic republic. b such a community or organization of shared interests in a non political field (the commonwealth of learning). 2 (the Commonwealth) a (in full the British Commonwealth of… …
22Commonwealth — noun a) The Commonwealth of Nations, a loose confederation of nations based around the former British Empire. Mozambique joined the Commonwealth in 1995, although it had not been a part of the British Empire. b) Australia, the Common …
23commonwealth — com|mon|wealth [ˈkɔmənwelθ US ˈka: ] n 1.) the Commonwealth an organization of about 50 countries that were once part of the British ↑empire ▪ the Commonwealth Games 2.) an association of countries with political or economic connections… …
24commonwealth — noun 1》 an independent state or community, especially a democratic republic. ↘a grouping of states or other bodies. ↘a self governing unit voluntarily grouped with the US, such as Puerto Rico. ↘a formal title of certain US states.… …
25Commonwealth — A free and loose association of sovereign states, based on voluntary cooperation between countries of equal status to each other and united by a common allegiance to the Crown, the monarch being the Head of the Commonwealth. Members are bound… …
26commonwealth — noun 1 the Commonwealth an organization of about 50 countries that were once part of the British empire (1) and which are now connected politically and economically: the Commonwealth Games 2 (C) formal an association of countries with political… …
27commonwealth — com•mon•wealth [[t]ˈkɒm ənˌwɛlθ[/t]] n. 1) gov the people of a nation or state; the body politic 2) gov a state in which the supreme power is held by the people; a republican or democratic state 3) gov (cap.) a group of sovereign states and their …
28commonwealth — noun /ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ,ˈkɒm.ənˌwɛlθ/ a) 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… …
29Commonwealth — Com|mon|wealth 〈 [kɔ̣mənwɛlθ] n.; Gen.: ; Pl.: unz.〉 Gemeinwesen, Völkergemeinschaft, Staatenbund; Commonwealth of Australia [ ɔv ɔ:strɛıljə] der Austral. Bund (Australien u. Tasmanien); Commonwealth of Nations [ ɔv nɛıʃənz] die… …
30Commonwealth — Com|mon|wealth [...wɛlθ] das; <aus gleichbed. engl. commonwealth, eigtl. »gemeinsames Wohlergehen«> Staatenbund, [britische] Völkergemeinschaft; Commonwealth of Nations [ əv neiʃənz]: Staatengemeinschaft des ehemaligen brit. Weltreichs …
