Commonwealth is an English term meaning a political community, usually used in reference to the

Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations, simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is a political association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire. The chief institutions of the organisation are the ...

. Commonwealth or Common Wealth may also refer to:

Political entities

''See also Places, below'' * Commonwealth Government, used to refer to the

Australian Government The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government, is the national government of Australia, a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Like other Westminster-style systems of government, the Australian Government ...

, an intergovernmental organisation of 56 member states comprising mostly former British colonies; formerly called British Commonwealth of Nations *

Commonwealth of Independent States The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is a regional intergovernmental organization in Eurasia. It was formed following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. It covers an area of and has an estimated population of 239,796,010. ...

, an intergovernmental organisation of Post-Soviet republics * Lusophone Commonwealth, officially the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, an intergovernmental organisation consisting of former Portuguese colonies *

Commonwealth of England The Commonwealth was the political structure during the period from 1649 to 1660 when England and Wales, later along with Ireland and Scotland, were governed as a republic after the end of the Second English Civil War and the trial and execu ...

, the republican government ruling England, and later Ireland and Scotland, 1649–1660 * Commonwealth realm, a sovereign state which has Charles III as its monarch and head of state *

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi- confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Poland and Lithuania ru ...

, a constitutional monarchy that ruled Poland, Lithuania and much of Eastern Europe between 1569 and 1795

Arts, entertainment, and media

Literature

* '' Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet'', a 2004 book by Jeffrey Sachs * ''Commonwealth'' (book), by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri * ''Commonwealth'' (Goebel novel), a 2008 novel by Joey Goebel * ''Commonwealth'' (Patchett novel), a 2016 novel by Ann Patchett

Music

* "Commonwealth" (song), bootleg song by the Beatles * ''Commonwealth'' (New Grass Revival album), 1981 * ''Commonwealth'' (Sloan album) * "Commonwealth", a song by the American band Bright from the album ''

The Miller Fantasies Bright is a post-rock and ambient music group based in Brooklyn, New York. Background Bright formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1993 initially as a recording project, with Mark Dwinell (guitar, vocals) and Joe LaBrecque (drums) creating son ...

Periodical

* ''

Commonwealth Magazine The Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth, or "MassINC," is registered as a non-profit 501(c) organization that functions as a nonpartisan, evidence-based think tank. Its mission is to develop a public agenda for Massachusetts that pro ...

'' a web-based publication that covers politics, policy, ideas, and civic life

Other uses

* ''Commonwealth'' (statue), a 1905 statue on the Pennsylvania State Capitol grounds * ''The Commonwealth'' (Pittsburgh), a 19th-century newspaper in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania * ''The Commonwealth'', a late-19th century publication of the London branch of the Christian Social Union * ''The Commonwealth'', the official publication of the

Commonwealth Club of California The Commonwealth Club of California is a non-profit, non-partisan educational organization based in Northern California. Founded in 1903, it is the oldest and largest public affairs forum in the United States. Membership is open to everyone. Act ...

Companies and charities

Commonwealth (automobile company) The Commonwealth Motors Corporation was a luxury auto company that produced cars from 1917 to 1922. The company was founded in Chicago as Partin-Palmer company in 1913, but in 1915 got into financial trouble. So, in 1917, the name was changed to ...

, a luxury auto company that produced cars from 1917 to 1922 *

Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation The Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) was an Australian aircraft manufacturer. The CAC was established in 1936, to provide Australia with the capability to produce military aircraft and engines. History In 1935 the Chief General Manager ...

, a former Australian aircraft manufacturer *

Commonwealth Athletic Conference The Commonwealth Athletic Conference (CAC) is a high school athletic conference in District A of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) is an organization that sponso ...

, a high school athletic conference in Massachusetts * Commonwealth Bank, an Australian multinational bank * Commonwealth Brands, a tobacco company now called Commonwealth-Altadis, part of

Imperial Tobacco Imperial Brands plc (formerly Imperial Tobacco Group plc), is a British multinational tobacco company headquartered in Bristol, England. It is the world's fourth-largest international cigarette company measured by market share after Philip Mo ...

Commonwealth Engineering Commonwealth Engineering (often shortened to Com-Eng, later Comeng was an Australian engineering company that designed and built railway locomotives, rolling stock and trams. History Smith and Waddington, the predecessor to Commonwealth Engi ...

, a former Australian engineering company *

Commonwealth Fund The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation (United States), private U.S. foundation whose stated purpose is to "promote a high-performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly fo ...

, an American charity promoting health care reform in the United States

Places

United States

Commonwealth (U.S. insular area) Commonwealth is a term used by two unincorporated territories of the United States in their full official names, which are the Northern Mariana Islands, whose full name is ''Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands'', and Puerto Rico, which ...

, a term used for two current and one former self-governing U.S. territories *

Commonwealth (U.S. state) Commonwealth is a term used by four of the 50 U.S. state, states of the United States in their full official state names. "Commonwealth" is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. The four states – Ken ...

, a term used by four U.S. states in their full official state names, specifically: ** Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the full name of

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** Commonwealth of Kentucky, the full name of

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

** Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the full name of

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

** Commonwealth of Virginia, the full name of

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

* Commonwealth, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Commonwealth, Wisconsin, a town **

Commonwealth (community), Wisconsin Commonwealth is an unincorporated community in the town of Commonwealth, Florence County, Wisconsin, United States. Commonwealth is south of Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tusc ...

, an unincorporated community within the town * Commonwealth Avenue (disambiguation) * Commonwealth Club Historic District, a private club in Richmond, Virginia

Elsewhere

Commonwealth, Singapore Commonwealth is a subzone of Queenstown, located in the central-western part of Singapore. It is named after the Commonwealth of Nations. Commonwealth consists of Housing and Development Board flats, and there is one primary school and a second ...

, a subzone in Singapore **

Commonwealth MRT station Commonwealth MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West line in Queenstown, Singapore located at Commonwealth Avenue near the junction of Commonwealth Drive. The station serves the residential neighbourho ...

, a metro station along the East West Line in Singapore * Commonwealth Mountain, a mountain on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada * Commonwealth of Australia, the full name of Australia * Commonwealth of the Bahamas, the full name of

The Bahamas The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to 88% of the ar ...

Military

* HMAS ''Commonwealth'', a Royal Australian Navy shore base located in Kure, Japan from 1948 to 1956 * HMS ''Commonwealth'' (1903), a Royal Navy battleship from 1905 to 1921

Schools

* Commonwealth College (disambiguation), three American colleges * Commonwealth School, an independent high school in Boston, Massachusetts * Commonwealth Secondary School, a secondary school in Jurong East, Singapore