Commonwealth
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Commonwealth is a noun meaning The entirety of a (secular) society, a polity, a state.
Meaning
The entirety of a (secular) society, a polity, a state.
More Meanings
- Republic. Often capitalized, as Commonwealth.
- (obsolete) The well-being of a community.
Example Sentences
I'th' commonwealth I would by contraries Execute all things, for no kind of traffic Would I admit; no name of magistrate[…]
Remeber I saye yt ye were at that tyme wt oute Christ and were reputed aliantes from the comen welth [πολιτεία (politeía)] of Israel and were straugers fro the testamentes of promes and had no hope and were with out god in this worlde.
Word Forms
- commonwealths
- common-wealth
Synonyms for commonwealth
Depending on context, synonyms include state, land, nation, country, democracy, republic.
Antonyms for commonwealth
Common opposites include autarchy, autocracy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nation, republic, democracy, country, state, land.
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