the Commonwealth
noun
1
: a U.S. state
—used officially of Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia
the Commonwealth of Kentucky
2
: the countries that were once part of the British Empire
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The Boston No Kings event was one of thousands across the country and hundreds across the Commonwealth.
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Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The type of hospital services that states will assess matters, said Tony Shih, a senior adviser at the Commonwealth Fund, a nonprofit focused on making health care more equitable.
—Aaron Bolton, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026
Read won the argument, and the judge ordered the phones returned after the Commonwealth finishes any possible appeals in the case.
—Kristina Rex, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Although Nigeria was temporarily suspended from the Commonwealth group of nations, the oil industry continued its operations, and federal governments continued to misappropriate their share of the revenues and violently suppress protests.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
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Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The type of hospital services that states will assess matters, said Tony Shih, a senior adviser at the Commonwealth Fund, a nonprofit focused on making health care more equitable.
—Aaron Bolton, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026
Read won the argument, and the judge ordered the phones returned after the Commonwealth finishes any possible appeals in the case.
—Kristina Rex, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Although Nigeria was temporarily suspended from the Commonwealth group of nations, the oil industry continued its operations, and federal governments continued to misappropriate their share of the revenues and violently suppress protests.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
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“The Commonwealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Commonwealth. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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