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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So, the whole circumstantial case that the Commonwealth's trying to build was essentially destroyed by their own witness.
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Christopher Derose, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Over the past decade, the Commonwealth has committed billions of public dollars to secure leadership in strategic sectors including clean energy, life sciences, and, most recently, artificial intelligence.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
During a time of war, DeLeon Guerrero and others in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), said its hard not to feel like the territories are taken for granted.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
Her 16-foot-long white silk veil, which included floral detail representing all 53 countries of the Commonwealth—a design choice from Meghan herself.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
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Christopher Derose, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Over the past decade, the Commonwealth has committed billions of public dollars to secure leadership in strategic sectors including clean energy, life sciences, and, most recently, artificial intelligence.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
During a time of war, DeLeon Guerrero and others in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), said its hard not to feel like the territories are taken for granted.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
Her 16-foot-long white silk veil, which included floral detail representing all 53 countries of the Commonwealth—a design choice from Meghan herself.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
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“The Commonwealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Commonwealth. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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