Noun Definition

commonwealth

1.Definition: a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

Related Noun(s):democracy, republic

Category: General

2.Definition: a politically organized body of people under a single government

Related Noun(s):country, land, nation, state

Category: General

3.Definition: 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

Category: General

4.Definition: the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)

Category: Places