as in state
a body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government
laws that will benefit all the citizens of the commonwealth
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Recent Examples of commonwealth
On Monday, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed a bill making the commonwealth the 19th jurisdiction to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact .
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Nancy Cook, Bloomberg, 14 Apr. 2026
Beshear said last month that order helped the commonwealth make significant and important progress in the fight against addiction.
—Alex Acquisto, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
Boone and Henderson counties are among the cheapest places to buy gas in the commonwealth.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Apr. 2026
Northern Mariana Islands passport requirements Passports are not required to visit the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth made up of 14 islands, including Saipan, Tinian and Rota.
T. F. Green does not have a direct flight to the islands.
—Rin Velasco, The Providence Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
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Nancy Cook, Bloomberg, 14 Apr. 2026
Beshear said last month that order helped the commonwealth make significant and important progress in the fight against addiction.
—Alex Acquisto, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
Boone and Henderson counties are among the cheapest places to buy gas in the commonwealth.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Apr. 2026
Northern Mariana Islands passport requirements Passports are not required to visit the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth made up of 14 islands, including Saipan, Tinian and Rota.
T. F. Green does not have a direct flight to the islands.
—Rin Velasco, The Providence Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commonwealth
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In 1900, only about 25 per cent of the world’s population lived in a recognizably ‘national’ state, of which there were no more than fifty (compared to nearly two hundred today).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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But, as in an interview at McKinsey, there are occasionally curveball questions, to gauge their thinking or emotional state.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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That mugshot—with her straight dark hair, motorcycle jacket, and flat, defiant stare—would come to represent a nation, and generation, in crisis; a startling declaration that America’s own sons and daughters had turned violently against their country.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Local officials called the incident the worst single diving accident in the history of the Maldives, a nation of 1,192 tiny coral islands scattered some 500 miles across the equator in the Indian Ocean.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Beyond that lies the equestrian and agricultural country of Somerset County, including Moorland Farm, home of the annual Far Hills Race Meet horse race for more than 100 years.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Just 15 minutes east, is Vega, Texas – a small country town with sprinkles of Route 66 memorabilia.—
Chelsea Torres,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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“Commonwealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commonwealth. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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