Synonyms of commonwealth

commonwealth

noun

ˈkä-mən-ˌwelth 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• state
• nation
• country
• kingdom
• land
• republic
• province
• sovereignty
• empire
• sovereign
• democracy
• dominion
• nation-state
• monarchy
• principality
• duchy
• domain
• colony
• realm
• homeland
• settlement
• city-state
• sultanate
• mandate
• dictatorship
• ministate
• fatherland
• dependency
• dukedom
• emirate
• soil
• oligarchy
• microstate
• trust territory
• theocracy
• world power
• motherland
• sea power
• seigniory
• great power
• superpower
• condominium
• power
• monocracy
• welfare state
• client state

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of commonwealth

Nine students, represented by their guardians, along with four nonprofit groups, have sued Massachusetts, saying the commonwealth had denied schoolchildren the right to an adequate education and to equal protection under the law. — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2026

That was no doubt the expectation when Big Tech companies began scouting data center locations in the commonwealth. — Jason Bailey, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2026

The commonwealth’s first witness was Patrick, Lindsay’s husband at the time of their children’s deaths. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026

But Spanberger remains determined in her mission to deliver a more affordable commonwealth to Virginians, touting her signing of the Affordable Virginia Agenda into law in a Friday statement. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2026