as in state
a body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government
laws that will benefit all the citizens of the commonwealth
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Recent Examples of commonwealth
Her campaign has emphasized the thousands of Virginia jobs created by her and Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who is limited to one term under the commonwealth's rules, as well as culture war issues, including transgender students’ use of bathrooms in schools.
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Spanberger’s campaign has largely focused on affordability and economic issues in the commonwealth while linking Earle-Sears to the Trump administration.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2025
The commonwealth’s gubernatorial race has become a split screen of sorts, with Spanberger touting the economy as her main issue and Earle-Sears focusing on cultural issues.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
The Kentucky State Fair boasts hundreds of competitions ― from baking and brewing to fine art and antique collection ― drawing thousands of entries from every corner of the commonwealth and beyond.
Who can weave the best traditional Appalachian basket?
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 26 Aug. 2025
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Spanberger’s campaign has largely focused on affordability and economic issues in the commonwealth while linking Earle-Sears to the Trump administration.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2025
The commonwealth’s gubernatorial race has become a split screen of sorts, with Spanberger touting the economy as her main issue and Earle-Sears focusing on cultural issues.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
The Kentucky State Fair boasts hundreds of competitions ― from baking and brewing to fine art and antique collection ― drawing thousands of entries from every corner of the commonwealth and beyond.
Who can weave the best traditional Appalachian basket?
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commonwealth
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That later became the foundational precedent for centuries of papal claims to secular authority over the papal states of the Romagna.—
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JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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What’s the state of the literary community in rural Montana these days?—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The hope for gold-producing nations like Ghana is to responsibly leverage this bountiful natural resource without falling prey to environmental degradation and civil strife.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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The economics of access to orbit could shift dramatically, allowing smaller nations, private companies, and universities to participate in projects once limited to government agencies.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, a founder scaling across Europe must incorporate separate entities in each country, untangle regulatory and employment codes in multiple languages and markets, and explain to engineers in Munich why their stock options are treated differently to their colleagues’ in Madrid.—
Jan Hammer,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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The History of Emily Montague was published in 1769, but the Canadian Confederation—the alliance of the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia into an independent country separate from Great Britain—didn’t occur until 1867.—
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JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Commonwealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commonwealth. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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