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'''Commonwealth''' is a term used to describe a state where the supreme power is vested in the people<ref>http://www.lva.lib.va.us/chat/FAQ.htm#commonwealth</ref>.

'''Commonwealth''' is a term used to describe a state where the supreme power is vested in the people.<ref>http://www.lva.lib.va.us/chat/FAQ.htm#commonwealth</ref>  

The Commonwealth of [[England]] was the term used to describe the republican state created by the Cromwellians from 1649 until the restoration of the [[British]] [[monarchy]] in 1660 <ref>http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/timelines/commonwealth.htm</ref>.

The Commonwealth of [[England]] was the term used to describe the republican state created by the Cromwellians from 1649 until the restoration of the [[British]] [[monarchy]] in 1660.<ref>http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/timelines/commonwealth.htm</ref>

The title Commonwealth occurs in the formal names of several [[US]] states, such as [[Virginia]], [[Massachusetts]] and [[Pennsylvania]], and is similarly used by the US [[territories|territory]] of [[Puerto Rico]].  

The title Commonwealth occurs in the formal names of several [[US]] states, such as [[Virginia]], [[Massachusetts]] and [[Pennsylvania]], and is similarly used by the US [[territories|territory]] of [[Puerto Rico]].  

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