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'''Commonwealth''' is a term mainly meaning 'republic', 'dominion, 'state' or even 'free state'. It was the term used to describe the British state by the Cromwellians from 1649 until the restoration of the British monarchy in 1660.
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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>
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It occurs in the formal names of several US states, as with [[Pennsylvania]], and is similarly used by the US territory of [[Puerto Rico]]. The most common modern reference to commonwealth is the the [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. This includes many countries formerly in the British Empire such as [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[South Africa]], [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] to mention a few.
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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>
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[[Australia]] is refered to as the Commonwealth of Australia.
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The title Commonwealth occurs in the formal names of four [[US]] states, such as [[Virginia]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Kentucky]], and [[Pennsylvania]], and is similarly used by the [[United States]] [[territories|territory]] of [[Puerto Rico]].
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Commonwealth also appears in the name [[Australia|Commonwealth of Australia]]. In every day use the Australian federal government and its agencies are referred to as the Commonwealth.
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The most common modern reference to commonwealth refers to the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], an organisation whose members were, with a few exceptions, formerly part of the [[British Empire]].
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== See also ==
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*[[Commonwealth Realms]]
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==References==
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<References/>
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