commonwealth

/kˈɑmənwˌɛlθ/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
2. a politically organized body of people under a single government
   “the state has elected a new president”
3. a world organization of autonomous states that are united in allegiance to a central power but are not subordinate to it or to one another
4. a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

Synonyms for commonwealth

• state
• nation
• country
• land
• res publica
• body politic
• democracy
• republic

Words that rhyme with commonwealth

• wealth
• health
• stealth
• accuhealth
• belth
• metrahealth