| 词汇 | commonwealth |
| 释义 | commonwealth noun[ C ] uk /ˈkɒm.ən.welθ/ us /ˈkɑː.mən.welθ/ a group of countries with the same political or economic aims: （具有相同政治或经济目标的）国家联合体 the Commonwealth of Independent States独立国家联合体 a country or part of a country that is governed by its people or representatives elected by its people联邦;州;自治政区 Colonization & self-government acknowledgement of country annex annexation anti-colonial anti-colonialism colony condominium crown colony declare independence decolonization independence Independence Day intercolonial land acknowledgment Nat secede secession self-determination self-governing self-government You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Republics & kingdoms commonwealth | American Dictionarycommonwealth noun[ C ] us/ˈkɑm·ənˌwelθ/ politics & government a country or state that is governed by its people or their elected representatives politics & government A commonwealth is an organized group of independent self-governing countries. politics & government A commonwealth is also a US state. politics & government A commonwealth is also a self-governing place associated with the US, such as Puerto Rico. commonwealth | Business Englishcommonwealth noun[ C ] POLITICS, GOVERNMENTuk /ˈkɒmənwelθ/us(alsoCommonwealth) a country or part of a country that is governed by its people or those elected by them. The word is used as the title of some of the states of the US: In Pennsylvania, navigable rivers belong to the Commonwealth. an organized group of states, or of independent countries with the same political or economic aims: the Commonwealth of Australia (= the federation of Australian states) There is an ongoing investigation into the lobbyist and his dealings with Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. the Commonwealth (of Nations) an organization of independent countries which were part of the former British Empire and which now have friendly political or economic connections with each other. A small number of countries which did not form part of the British Empire have also joined the Commonwealth. |
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