Soviet and Western observers have warned that if the Muslim republics do not join the commonwealth, they may from a separate group, setting up a volatile ethnic and religious split.
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Commonwealth
/ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ/
Synonyms for "commonwealth" (186 found)
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Noun(6 words)
absolute monarchyallyarchduchyarchdukedomaristocracyashramautarchyautocracyautonomybodybody politicbuffer statecaptive nationcastechieftaincychieftainrycitizenrycity statecity-stateclan
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classcoalition governmentcolonialismcolonycommon mancommonwealcommunecommunitycommunity at largeconstituencyconstitutional governmentconstitutional monarchy
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countrycountycultural communitydemocracydictatorshipdomaindominiondominion ruleduarchyduchydukedomduumviratedwellersdyarchyearldomeconomic classemperyempireendogamous groupestate
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everybodyeverymaneveryoneeverywomanextended familyfamilyfederal governmentfederationfeudal systemfolkfolksfree citygarrison stategeneral publicgensgentrygerontocracygrand duchyhabitancyheteronomyhierarchyhierocracyhome ruleinhabitantinhabitantsjohn doekingdomkinship grouplandlimited monarchy
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linguistic communityman in the streetmandantmandatemandated territorymandateemandatorymartial lawmenmeritocracymilitarismmilitary governmentmob rulemobocracymoietymonarchynationnationalityneocolonialismnuclear family
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ochlocracyoligarchyorderpantisocracypatriarchatepatriarchypeoplepeople at largepeople in generalpersonsphratriaphratryphylepolice statepolispolitypopulacepopulationpossessionpowerprincipalityprincipateprotectorateprovincepublicpuppet governmentpuppet regimepure democracyrealmregencyrepresentative democracyrepresentative governmentrepublicsatelliteself-determinationself-governmentseneschaltysettlementsocial classsocial democracysocietysovereign nationspeech communitystatestratocracysubcastesultanatesuperpowertechnocracyterritorythearchytheocracytoparchiatoparchytotalitarian governmenttotalitarian regimetotemtriarchytriumviratetyrannywelfare statewhole peopleworldyou and me
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16 entriescoalitionform of governmentglobal organizationinternational organisationinternational organizationmoral conceptorganizationpolitical entitypolitical structurepolitical systempolitical unitprovincesocial idealstateworld organisationworld organization
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6 entriesCollocations
6 entriescommonwealth citizenscommonwealth governmentcommonwealth of nationscommonwealth parliamentcommonwealth periodcommonwealth status
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The oligarchic character of the modern English commonwealth does not rest, like many oligarchies, on the cruelty of the rich to the poor. It does not even rest on the kindness of the rich to the poor. It rests on the perennial and unfailing kindness of the poor to the rich.
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I think putting thieves to death is not lawful; and it is plain and obvious that it is absurd and of ill consequence to the commonwealth that a thief and a murderer should be equally punished.
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Barbados is a member of the Commonwealth.
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