A politically organized body of people under a single government
English: state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic
commonwealthEnglish
commonwealth, body politic, country, democracy, land
Noun
A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
English: democracy, republic, commonwealth
The official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
English: commonwealth
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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
English: commonwealth