the Commonwealth
noun
1
: a U.S. state
—used officially of Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia
the Commonwealth of Kentucky
2
: the countries that were once part of the British Empire
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The Healey administration has long redacted all the addresses of the flophouses it’s been operating in its $2.5-billion effort to destabilize the Commonwealth.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
The most remarkable thing about the Commonwealth Edison bribery probe in 2021 might be what didn’t happen.
March 2, 2022: Madigan indicted on federal racketeering charges
The indictment is returned by a federal grand jury after a more than two-year investigation, according to federal prosecutors.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Princess Kate joined Prince William, King Charles, Queen Camilla and more family members at the Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration at Westminster Abbey earlier this week on March 10, marking her return to the service for the first time in two years.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov during a summit of leaders of nations, which are members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), in Moscow, Russia October 8, 2024.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
The most remarkable thing about the Commonwealth Edison bribery probe in 2021 might be what didn’t happen.
March 2, 2022: Madigan indicted on federal racketeering charges
The indictment is returned by a federal grand jury after a more than two-year investigation, according to federal prosecutors.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Princess Kate joined Prince William, King Charles, Queen Camilla and more family members at the Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration at Westminster Abbey earlier this week on March 10, marking her return to the service for the first time in two years.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov during a summit of leaders of nations, which are members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), in Moscow, Russia October 8, 2024.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
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“The Commonwealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Commonwealth. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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