Commonwealth
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1.
A voluntary grouping of states or other bodies, for example, the Commonwealth of Independent States.
2.
The title of the federated Australian states.
3.
Abbreviation for the Commonwealth of Nations (formerly known as the British Commonwealth of Nations).
The Commonwealth currently comprises 54 voluntarily associated countries.
The Commonwealth orginated from the former British Empire, but membership is now open to countries with no historical ties to the British Empire.
