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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Singapore became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in October 1965.
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Moving in and building up Plaza Midwood Scout Motors will fully occupy a 145,000-square-foot building for its main office at the Commonwealth development in Plaza Midwood.
—Chase Jordan
updated November 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2025
Downtown Lexington, an area listed on the Virginia and National Registers of Historic Places, is also a major draw for those venturing to this part of the Commonwealth.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2025
In 2016, as the Commonwealth moved to censure the Maldives, New Delhi provided diplomatic cover by making the case for engagement over sanctions and supporting the Maldives’ preemptive withdrawal from the organization.
—Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Moving in and building up Plaza Midwood Scout Motors will fully occupy a 145,000-square-foot building for its main office at the Commonwealth development in Plaza Midwood.
—Chase Jordan
updated November 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2025
Downtown Lexington, an area listed on the Virginia and National Registers of Historic Places, is also a major draw for those venturing to this part of the Commonwealth.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2025
In 2016, as the Commonwealth moved to censure the Maldives, New Delhi provided diplomatic cover by making the case for engagement over sanctions and supporting the Maldives’ preemptive withdrawal from the organization.
—Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Commonwealth
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“The Commonwealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Commonwealth. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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