commonwealth

1. is a type of: province, state - the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
   specific instances: commonwealth of puerto rico, porto rico, pr, puerto rico - a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico
2. is a type of: political entity, political unit - a unit with political responsibilities
   subtypes:

   • commonwealth country - any of the countries in the British Commonwealth
   • developing country - a country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economically
   • dominion - one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth
   • foreign country - any state of which one is not a citizen
   • reich - the German state
   • renegade state, rogue nation, rogue state - a state that does not respect other states in its international actions
   • suzerain - a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs
   • sea power - a nation that possesses formidable naval strength
   • great power, major power, power, superpower, world power - a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
   • city state, city-state - a state consisting of a sovereign city
   • ally - a friendly nation
   specific instances: eelam, tamil eelam - the independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought for
   has: estate, estate of the realm, the three estates - a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights
   same as: body politic, country, land, nation, res publica, state
3. is a type of: global organization, international organisation, international organization, world organisation, world organization - an international alliance involving many different countries
   subtypes: british commonwealth, commonwealth of nations - an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and several former British colonies that are now sovereign states but still pay allegiance to the British Crown
4. is a type of: form of government, political system - the members of a social organization who are in power
   subtypes:

   • weimar republic - the German republic founded at Weimar in 1919
   • parliamentary democracy - a democracy having a parliament
   same as: democracy, republic

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