<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>A group of sovereign states and their dependencies associated by their own choice and linked with common objectives and interests: the British Commonwealth.</li><li>The Commonwealth.</li><li>Commonwealth of Nations.</li><li>A federation of states: the Commonwealth of Australia.</li><li>A self-governing territory associated with the U.S.: official designation of Puerto Rico.</li><li>English History: the English government from the abolition of the monarchy in 1649 until the establishment of the Protectorate in 1653, sometimes extended to include the restoration of Charles II in 1660.</li><li>The official designation (rather than “State”) of four states of the U.S.: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.</li><li>Any group of persons united by some common interest.</li><li>The whole body of people of a nation or state; the body politic.</li><li>A state in which the supreme power is held by the people; a republican or democratic state.</li><li>Obsolete: the public welfare.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>