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- noun Plural form of
commonwealth .
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Examples
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The social compact thus made is essentially different from the social compact which Hobbes described as the origin of what he calls commonwealths by institution, to distinguish them from commonwealths by acquisition, that is to say, states formed by conquest or resting on hereditary rule.
Rousseau (Volume 1 and 2) John Morley 1880
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These immigrants would have repopulated whole commonwealths, but they would hardly be called commonwealths in that case.
Aliens or Americans? 1895
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De Republica, that they are not rightly to be called commonwealths, but the corruption of commonwealths.
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And how solid his reason is, may appear where he grants the great prosperity of ancient commonwealths, which is to give up the controversy.
The Commonwealth of Oceana James Harrington 1644
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These "commonwealths" enjoyed special prestige and privilege in the Roman empire.
The Continuum 2009
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America supports 42 of 44 dictators looting their respective commonwealths, a story must ably documented by Ambassador Mark Palmer in Breaking the Real Axis of Evil-How to Oust the World's Last Dictators by 2025 (Rowman & Littlefield, 2003).
Robert David Steele: 10 High-Level Threats to Humanity Robert David Steele 2010
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America supports 42 of 44 dictators looting their respective commonwealths, a story must ably documented by Ambassador Mark Palmer in Breaking the Real Axis of Evil-How to Oust the World's Last Dictators by 2025 (Rowman & Littlefield, 2003).
Robert David Steele: 10 High-Level Threats to Humanity Robert David Steele 2010
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The population of Kentucky is the smallest of the commonwealths.
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America supports 42 of 44 dictators looting their respective commonwealths, a story must ably documented by Ambassador Mark Palmer in Breaking the Real Axis of Evil-How to Oust the World's Last Dictators by 2025 (Rowman & Littlefield, 2003).
Robert David Steele: 10 High-Level Threats to Humanity Robert David Steele 2010
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America supports 42 of 44 dictators looting their respective commonwealths, a story must ably documented by Ambassador Mark Palmer in Breaking the Real Axis of Evil-How to Oust the World's Last Dictators by 2025 (Rowman & Littlefield, 2003).
Robert David Steele: 10 High-Level Threats to Humanity Robert David Steele 2010
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