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Definisjon av commonwealth

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Noun
commonwealth - 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
global organization, international organisation, international organization, world organisation, world organization an international alliance involving many different countries
commonwealth - the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
province, state the proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his province to take care of himself"
commonwealth - a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"
state, nation, country, land, res publica, body politic
political entity, political unit a unit with political responsibilities
commonwealth country any of the countries in the British Commonwealth
developing country a country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economically
dominion one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth
estate of the realm, the three estates, estate a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights
foreign country any state of which one is not a citizen; "working in a foreign country takes a bit of getting used to"
reich the German state
renegade state, rogue nation, rogue state a state that does not respect other states in its international actions
suzerain a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs
sea power naval strength
great power, major power, superpower, world power, power a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
city-state, city state a state consisting of a sovereign city
ally a friendly nation
commonwealth - a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
democracy, republic
form of government, political system the members of a social organization who are in power
weimar republic the German republic founded at Weimar in 1919; "The Weimar Republic was overthrown in 1933 and replaced by the Third Reich"
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Substantiv
commonwealth - 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 itself owns such things.
commonwealth - Approximately, a republic.

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  • Commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has sometimes been synonymous with "republic". More recently it has been used for fraternal associations of some sovereign nations.

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  • Flertall: commonwealths

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