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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 four [[US]] states, such as [[Virginia]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Kentucky]], and [[Pennsylvania]], and is similarly used by the [[United States]] [[territories|territory]] of [[Puerto Rico]].
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.
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.
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]].
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]].
== See also ==
*[[Commonwealth Realms]]
==References==
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