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 $250,000 project was funded in part by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Office of the Budget and the Green Family Foundation.
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Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Hunt teams up with a motley group of mercenaries to traverse the cosmos while hoping to revitalize the Commonwealth and restore peace.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 17 June 2026
Her short stories have been shortlisted for the Costa Short Story Award, the Bristol Prize, and the Commonwealth Short Story Prize.
—Literary Hub, 15 June 2026
Ahead of the Commonwealth Day service on March 11, the King, Prince William, Kate Middleton and more were met at Westminster Abbey by members of the anti-monarchy group Republic.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
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Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Hunt teams up with a motley group of mercenaries to traverse the cosmos while hoping to revitalize the Commonwealth and restore peace.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 17 June 2026
Her short stories have been shortlisted for the Costa Short Story Award, the Bristol Prize, and the Commonwealth Short Story Prize.
—Literary Hub, 15 June 2026
Ahead of the Commonwealth Day service on March 11, the King, Prince William, Kate Middleton and more were met at Westminster Abbey by members of the anti-monarchy group Republic.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
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“The Commonwealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Commonwealth. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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