COMMONWEAL, COMMONWEALTH
\kˈɒmənwˌi͡əl], \kˈɒmənwˌiəl], \k_ˈɒ_m_ə_n_w_ˌiə_l]\
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The common or public well-being or good: the government in a free state: the public or whole body of the people: a form of government in which the power rests with the people, (hist.) that in England after the overthrow of Charles I.
By Daniel Lyons
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