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Look up commonweal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Commonweal or common weal may refer to: Common good, what is shared and beneficial for members
Commonweal
The Commonweal was a British socialist newspaper founded in 1885 by the newborn Socialist League. Its aims were to spread socialist views and to win over
Commonweal_(newspaper)
Liberal American Catholic journal of opinion
Commonweal is a liberal Catholic journal of opinion, edited and managed by lay people, headquartered in New York City. It is the oldest independent Catholic
Commonweal_(magazine)
Academy in Swindon, Wiltshire, England
The Commonweal School is a secondary school and sixth form (also referred to as Commonweal Sixth or simply C6) in the Old Town area of Swindon, Wiltshire
Commonweal_School
Indian political party
Commonweal Party was an Indian political party in Tamil Nadu that existed from 1951 to 1954. It was started by M. A. Manickavelu Naicker and claimed to
Commonweal_Party
Indian politician
Indian politician of the Indian National Congress and founder of the Commonweal Party. He served as the Minister of Revenue for the Madras state from
M._A._Manickavelu_Naicker
British anarchist (1859–1919)
replaced William Morris as the editor of the Socialist League's newspaper Commonweal in 1890 until 1892 when Nicoll was imprisoned for incitement to murder
David_Nicoll_(anarchist)
English anarcho-communist (1857–1910)
Socialist League, becoming the publisher of the Socialist League's newspaper Commonweal in 1890. At this time he began describing himself as an anarcho-communist
Charles_Mowbray
Independent school in Purley, Surrey, England
Commonweal Lodge was an independent school for girls aged between eleven and nineteen, located on the Webb Estate in Purley operating between 1916 and
Commonweal_Lodge
The Commonweal Theatre Company is a professional, live theatre company in Lanesboro, Minnesota, United States. Established in 1989 by Eric Bunge, Scott
Commonweal_Theatre_Company
Government of Madras, India (1954–1963)
offering ministerial position to leaders of Tamil Nadu Toilers Party and Commonweal Party. Members of ministry who served between 13 April 1954 – 13 April
Kamaraj_ministry
Irving Berlin and introduced by Al Jolson in the 1930 film Mammy. The Commonweal magazine opined upon the film's release: "[Mr. Jolson] can make such songs
Let_Me_Sing_and_I'm_Happy
Political community established for common good
"commonwealth" expanded from its original sense of "public welfare" or "commonweal" to mean "a state in which the supreme power is vested in the people;
Commonwealth
American journalist
to 1997. He also wrote for Forbes, Commentary, The American Mercury, Commonweal, and The New Leader. Seligman was born in Manhattan to Irving and Clare
Daniel_Seligman
American physician and author
Michael Lerner, she is a founder of the Commonweal Cancer Help Program, a cornerstone program at Commonweal.[citation needed] She is the founder of the
Rachel_Naomi_Remen
2014 book by L. A. Paul
outlets, including The New York Times, The Times Literary Supplement, Commonweal, Mind, Dialogue, and the Australasian Journal of Philosophy. Rational
Transformative_Experience
Late 19th-century revolutionary socialist group in the United Kingdom
1885 the new party established its official journal, a newspaper called Commonweal. This publication was initially published monthly but was soon converted
Socialist_League_(UK,_1885)
Irish American journalism is newspapers, magazines, and newer media as disseminated by Irish-American reporters, editors, commentators, producers and other
Irish_American_journalism
1952 book by Dorothy Day
betrayed." McCarraher, Gene (June 27, 2004). "'The Long Loneliness' at 50". Commonweal Magazine (May 3, 2002). Retrieved February 6, 2022. Duffus, R.L. (January
The_Long_Loneliness
Fantasy series by Adrian Tchaikovsky
the fragile alliance of the Lowlands cities. The focus shifts to the Commonweal, the land of the Dragonfly-kinden, which was devastated in a previous
Shadows_of_the_Apt
City in Minnesota, United States
tickets sold at the door. On July 7, 2007, the Commonweal opened a new theater facility called The Commonweal. This $3.5 million home seats 191 patrons in
Lanesboro,_Minnesota
Indian political party
lawyer, led those from North Arcot and Chengalpattu in the creation of the Commonweal Party. N. D. Govindaswamy Kachirayar, A. Jayaraman, V. Muniswami and V
Tamil_Nadu_Toilers'_Party
American lesbian Catholic writer (born 1978)
regularly for several major magazines, among them The American Spectator, Commonweal, National Catholic Register, National Review, America Magazine, and The
Eve_Tushnet
2016 film by Kenneth Lonergan
"Character Studies Archived August 3, 2020, at the Wayback Machine". Commonweal. 144 (3):21–22 Fear, David (February 1, 2016). "How 'Manchester by the
Manchester_by_the_Sea_(film)
Public Library. In 1925, Jarvie created and endowed the $14,000,000 Jarvie Commonweal Service, known today as the Jarvie Program, which was established to "aid
James_N._Jarvie
American businessman and philanthropist (1919–2014)
ManorCare, a retirement facility chain. He was also the founder of the Commonweal Foundation (now known as the Bainum Family Foundation), a philanthropic
Stewart_W._Bainum_Sr.
2003 book edited by James B. South
Rebecca Housel in The Journal of Popular Culture, Maxine Phillips in Commonweal, Karen Bennett in Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, and Margaret Weigel
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy
Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_and_Philosophy
Country in Northwestern Europe
2000). "'A Day Without Yesterday': Georges Lemaitre & the Big Bang". Commonweal, republished: Catholic Education Resource Center (CERC). pp. 18–19. Archived
Belgium
2003 history book by Diarmaid MacCulloch
2004 The Reformation, in Cercles by Detlev Maresin The Reformation, in Commonweal by Brad S. Gregory, May 21, 2004. The Reformation, in Christian Century
The_Reformation:_A_History
it supported the candidates of the Vanniyar caste based parties – the Commonweal Party and the Tamil Nadu Toilers Party – and five independents in Chengelpet
1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election
1952_Madras_State_Legislative_Assembly_election
Biblical figure
Peppard, "Junia, Phoebe, & Prisca in Early Christian Rome", 23 April 2018, Commonweal Wikiquote has quotations related to Phoebe (biblical figure). St Phoebe
Phoebe_(biblical_figure)
Romanian-born American philosopher
Aeon. Retrieved 10 October 2025. "Costica Bradatan, Author at Commonweal Magazine". Commonweal Magazine. Retrieved 10 October 2025. "Costica Bradatan, Author
Costica_Bradatan
1966 novel by Shusaku Endo
– critique of the Japanese novel 'Silence'" by William T. Cavanaugh, Commonweal, March 13, 1998 Hoffer, B. (2003). "Shusaku Endo and Graham Greene: Cross-Cultural
Silence_(Endō_novel)
English book illustrator and portrait artist
who had volunteered their work for papers like the Socialist League's Commonweal. He married the anarchist and anti-militarist Clara Gilbert. Both Clara
Herbert_Cole
Mother of Jesus
Maximus's Mary Archived 30 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine, by Sally Cuneen, Commonweal Magazine, 4 December 2009 Rainer Riesner (1998). Paul's early period:
Mary,_mother_of_Jesus
Italian Church historian
Dublin, columnist for La Croix International, and contributing writer to Commonweal. His main professorial work has mainly been at the University of St. Thomas
Massimo_Faggioli
Topics referred to by the same term
Tom Weal (1929–2016), New Zealand politician Public weal Common Weal Commonweal (disambiguation) Wheal (disambiguation) Wheel (disambiguation) This disambiguation
Weal
American political philosopher (born 1980)
5, 2020). "The Integralism of Adrian Vermeule: Not Catholic Enough". Commonweal. 147: 34–47. Retrieved July 8, 2024. Blakely, Jason (February 1, 2021)
Jason_Blakely
2009 book by Aleksandr Dugin
resources and efforts; as an organic entity'. Liberal Catholic magazine Commonweal described the book as a "schizoid mixture of the ontology of Martin Heidegger
The_Fourth_Political_Theory
American novelist (1928–2013)
regularly to The New York Times, the National Catholic Reporter, America and Commonweal. Greeley was born into a large Irish Catholic family in Oak Park, Illinois
Andrew_Greeley
Christian Love & Political Practice" in Commonweal (February 2020). "Divorce, Annulment, & Communion" in Commonweal (August 2019). "What Lies Beyond Capitalism
David Bentley Hart bibliography
David_Bentley_Hart_bibliography
1975 novel by Giorgio De Maria
novels in history. Giraldi, William (1 February 2017). "Holy Horror". Commonweal. Retrieved 12 October 2018. "Review: The Twenty Days of Turin by Giorgio
The_Twenty_Days_of_Turin
Catholic bishop and Nazi supporter
January 2016. Goñi (2002), p. 230 Phayer, Michael. "The Author replies", Commonweal, 6 June 2003. Hudal (1976), p. 21 Hudal (1976), pp. 220–254 Hudal (1976)
Alois_Hudal
Ecumenical Christian catechism
Christianity. Scarecrow Press. p. 70. ISBN 9781461659228. Commonweal, Volume 102. Commonweal Publishing Corporation. 1975. p. 31. The book offers the first
The_Common_Catechism
2005 novel by Stieg Larsson
page: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo & Kick-Ass". Commonweal. 137 (9). New York City: Commonweal Foundation: 26. Daar, Abdallah (29 July 2010). "The
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo
Head of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025
Retrieved 13 June 2020. Reynolds, Gabriel (12 April 2019). "After Abu Dhabi". Commonweal Magazine. Retrieved 13 June 2020. Farrow, Mary (4 February 2019). "Pope
Pope_Francis
Indian politician
and Chengalpattu under Naicker formed Commonweal Party. The partnership of Tamil Nadu Toilers Party and Commonweal Party ensured success in 25 MLA constituencies
S._S._Ramasami_Padayatchiyar
British journalist and socialist activist
including a stint as secretary, and assisting William Morris with editing Commonweal from 1885 to 1890. He was married to Morris’ daughter May between 1890
Henry_Halliday_Sparling
American literary critic
Dissent, the Virginia Quarterly Review, The Nation, The American Prospect, Commonweal, and many other publications. In 1991, Scialabba received the first annual
George_Scialabba
American rock musician
advertisements. Marissa's art has been shown in galleries including Space 1026 and Commonweal Gallery. She has published collections of her artwork through Don Giovanni
Marissa_Paternoster
Historical Christian lay religious order
Hughes (22 May 2009). "Simple Lives: A New Beginning for the Beguines?". Commonweal: 10–1. Retrieved 2018-12-30. "Bremer Beginenhof Modell | Beginen in Bremen
Beguines_and_Beghards
2024 memoir by Molly Roden Winter
Fortenberry, Dorothy (February 16, 2024). "An Open Marriage Manifesto?". Commonweal Magazine. Archived from the original on February 16, 2024. Retrieved July
More: A Memoir of Open Marriage
More:_A_Memoir_of_Open_Marriage
British actress (1944–2012)
Cardiff. Rees had two brothers and a sister. She attended the independent Commonweal Lodge School, then the Sorbonne in Paris for two terms and the Rose Bruford
Angharad_Rees
American writer (1925–1964)
O'Connor 1979, p. 90. "Letters. Mary McCarthy, Aquinas, Hitler, et al". Commonweal. January 26, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2025. O'Connor 1979, p. 307. Spivey
Flannery_O'Connor
French author, screenwriter and film director (born 1957)
Guardian. Domestico, Anthony (February 2023). "Continuing not to die". Commonweal. 150 (2): 48–50.. The online version of the article is dated February
Emmanuel_Carrère
American author
Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, as well as National Review, Commonweal, Crisis, Inside the Vatican, National Catholic Register, Washington Report
David_Scott_(author)
Parliamentary constituency in Tamil Nadu, India
Year Winner Party Runner-up Party 1951 A. Krishnaswamy Commonweal Party T. Chengalvarayan Indian National Congress 2009 P. Viswanathan Indian National
Kancheepuram Lok Sabha constituency
Kancheepuram_Lok_Sabha_constituency
American novelist (born 1954)
November 30, 2024. Donnelly, Daria. “A Gay Parent Looks at His Church.” Commonweal, vol. 130, no. 18, Oct. 2003, pp. 20–22. Gans, Andrew; Hall, Margaret
Gregory_Maguire
Indicates an intentional reproduction in quotation
University Press; see also E. Belfort Bax. "On Some Forms of Modern Cant". Commonweal: 7 May 1887. Marxists' Internet Archive: 14 Jan. 2006 e.g. "Thefreedictionary
Sic
Socialist economic-political system
libertarian socialists such as William Morris, who wrote as follows in a Commonweal article: "State Socialism? — I don't agree with it; in fact I think the
Authoritarian_socialism
1958 film by Michael Curtiz
ISBN 978-0-8065-0889-4. Hartung, Phillip (August 1, 1958). "King Creole". Commonweal. 68. Commonweal Pub. Corp. "Screen Scene". Down Beat. 25. Maher Publications.
King_Creole
Soviet Air Defence Forces officer (1939–2017)
March 2015). "Accidental Armaggedon" (PDF). Commonweal. 142 (6). Bolinas, California, United States: Commonweal Foundation: 6. Archived (PDF) from the original
Stanislav_Petrov
State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu
Year Winner Party 1952 Ramaswami Gounder Commonweal Party 1957 T. Karia Gounder Indian National Congress 1962 C. K. Chinnaraji Gounder Dravida Munnetra
Chengam_Assembly_constituency
American Catholic Worker and artist (1930–2011)
religious publications, such as the newspaper The Catholic Worker and Commonweal, as well as in publications by peace organizations such as the War Resisters
Rita_Corbin
2011 book by Rob Young
Elie, Paul (December 3, 2010). "Rev. of Electric Eden by Rob Young". Commonweal. 137 (21): 25–26. ISSN 0010-3330. Farley, Paul (October 8, 2010). "Underground
Electric_Eden
American journalist
professor at Notre Dame, Pfaff obtained a job working for the lay-Catholic Commonweal magazine in 1949. Pfaff served in infantry and Special Forces units of
William_Pfaff
English anarchist (1849–1923)
league's 1890 elections, Kitz was selected to replace Morris as editor of Commonweal, its journal. Morris then left the league, although Kitz retained a favourable
Frank_Kitz
Head of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013
from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2009. "Really?". Commonweal. 23 January 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2022. Dulles, s.j., Avery (October
Pope_Benedict_XVI
Far-right anti-abortion advocacy and news publication
as "a known purveyor of misleading information". Paul Moses wrote for Commonweal in 2021 that LifeSiteNews coverage "feigns journalistic accuracy, but
LifeSiteNews
American writer (1922–1989)
Voice, New York Herald Tribune, The Evergreen Review, Commentary, and Commonweal. Krim's best-known book was the 1961 essay collection, Views of a Nearsighted
Seymour_Krim
French Catholic philosopher (1882–1973)
for the Order of Saint Benedict. In a 1938 interview published by the Commonweal magazine, they asked if he was a freemason. Maritain replied: That question
Jacques_Maritain
American writer
"Patterns of Sin and Grace: The Catholic Imagination of Andre Dubus". Commonweal Magazine, 1988. Cocchiarale, Michael. "The Complicated Catholicism of
Andre_Dubus
British cellist (1945–1987)
Alison Dalrymple. For her general education, du Pré was enrolled first at Commonweal Lodge, a now-closed independent school for girls in Purley, and then at
Jacqueline_du_Pré
American legal scholar
National Review. Retrieved June 18, 2020. Vischer, Robert K. "Agreeing on How to Disagree". Commonweal. No. September 20, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
Sherif_Girgis
2015 encyclical of Pope Francis
June 2015). "Global Warning: Pope Francis's Environmental Encyclical". Commonweal. Retrieved 18 June 2015. Roewe, Brian (24 January 2014). "Papal encyclical
Laudato_si'
1924 United States immigration law
and to decrease those from Eastern and Southern Europe. According to Commonweal, the act "relied on false nostalgia for a census that only seemed to depict
Immigration_Act_of_1924
American Catholic and social activist (1897–1980)
articles and book reviews for several Catholic publications, including Commonweal. In 1932, inspired by conversations with Mike Gold's brother George, a
Dorothy_Day
Family
Companies, even one of them, do in the year compass much more undoing to the Commonweal than all other robbers and thieves in that they and their servants give
Hochstetter_family
American author (born 1938)
Catholic, but as of 2007 she identified as an atheist. In an interview with Commonweal magazine, Oates stated: "I think of religion as a kind of psychological
Joyce_Carol_Oates
Non fiction book by Noel Ignatiev
Deignan, Tom (November 1, 2024). "How the Irish Became Everything". Commonweal. Kang, Jay Caspian (2019-11-15). "Noel Ignatiev's Long Fight Against Whiteness"
How_the_Irish_Became_White
2020 biography of Dorothy Day
Baxter, Michael J. (April 30, 2020). "Still a Sign of Contradiction". Commonweal. Retrieved September 6, 2020. Borger, Byron (March 28, 2020). "Bohemian
Dorothy Day: Dissenting Voice of the American Century
Dorothy_Day:_Dissenting_Voice_of_the_American_Century
September 2012. Peace, J. W. Graham (1933). The Great Robbery. London: Commonweal Press. Dodson, Edward. "UK Georgists M-Q". Retrieved 1 September 2012
J._W._Graham_Peace
American Catholic layman
on Virtue: How the Ruling Class Is Killing the American Dream (2023) A Commonweal story discussed the available statistics and the use of the term postpubescent
Bill_Donohue
German polymath (1875–1965)
ISBN 0-88282-025-7. Schweitzer 2005, p. 76–80. "The Legacy of Albert Schweitzer | Commonweal Magazine". www.commonwealmagazine.org. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 31
Albert_Schweitzer
American historian
doi:10.1353/dss.2020.0011. ISSN 1946-0910. Moyn, Samuel (30 October 2019). "Rawls & Theodicy". Commonweal Magazine. Retrieved 23 April 2020. Eric M. Nelson
Eric_M._Nelson
1988 novel by Louise Erdrich
sharp, glittering, and to the point as cut glass." Christopher Vecsey, in Commonweal, compared her writing to the magical realism employed by writers such
Tracks_(novel)
2004 American film
2014. Cooper, Rand Richards (June 18, 2004). "NICE GUYS FINISH LAST". Commonweal. 131 (12): 21. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved
Still, We Believe: The Boston Red Sox Movie
Still,_We_Believe:_The_Boston_Red_Sox_Movie
2006 history book on Christian worship
Lawerence S. (June 2, 2006). "The Oxford Guide to Christian Worship". Commonweal. 133 (11): 28–29. Craft, Carolyn M. (February 1, 2006). "The Oxford History
The Oxford History of Christian Worship
The_Oxford_History_of_Christian_Worship
American nun, writer, and university administrator
first to secular and then to Catholic magazines. The American Mercury, Commonweal, The New Republic, The New York Times, and the Saturday Review of Literature
Madeleva_Wolff
published by Penguin Classics. An Anglican Christian, Palmer attended Commonweal Senior High School in Swindon and studied theology and religious studies
Martin_Palmer
Suburb of Swindon, England
centre and is predominantly residential. Key features in the area include Commonweal School, a secondary school with academy status. Nearby areas include Kingshill
Okus
1986 book by James P. Carse
"alter[ing] my thinking about life, the universe, and everything." Reviews in Commonweal and Publishers Weekly were more balanced. Theology professor John F. Haught
Finite_and_Infinite_Games
Christian belief that all will be reconciled to God
ISBN 978-1-61097-884-2. Kilby, Karen (16 March 2020). "Against the Infernalists". Commonweal. Retrieved 3 June 2022. Hart, David Bentley (September 24, 2019). That
Christian_universalism
Jesuit and moral theologian
Keenan has also contributed many articles to such general periodicals as Commonweal, Church, and America - mostly, but not exclusively, concerning either
James_F._Keenan
German singer and actress (1938–1988)
Underground singer". YouTube. 16 April 2011. "'The Solitary Anarchist' | Commonweal Magazine". 18 December 2021. Joe, Harvard (2004). The Velvet Underground
Nico
Australian novelist (born 1965)
Yard Devotional". WAMC. Retrieved 8 February 2026. "Wrestle, Wrestle | Commonweal Magazine". www.commonwealmagazine.org. 14 August 2025. Retrieved 8 February
Charlotte_Wood
1953 novel by Nadine Gordimer
Hayes, Richard (23 October 1953). "The Lying Days, by Nadine Gordimer". Commonweal: 66. "Twenty-eight outstanding books of the previous quarter". The American
The_Lying_Days
American Jesuit theologian (1936–2025)
2017-12-16. "The Vatican levies further penalties on Roger Haight, SJ | Commonweal Magazine". www.commonwealmagazine.org. 2 January 2009. Retrieved 2017-12-16
Roger_Haight
control of the anarchist Frank Kitz. The Socialist League's newspaper Commonweal and Peter Kropotkin's newspaper Freedom saw anarchism through the turn
Anarchism in the United Kingdom
Anarchism_in_the_United_Kingdom
Italian Catholic Cardinal (1884–1967)
Roman education: a college kid at the council. (Second Vatican Council)". Commonweal. The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Catholic-Hierarchy Fans of Cardinal
Enrico_Dante
COMMONWEAL
COMMONWEAL
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from various places, for example Penn in Buckinghamshire and Staffordshire, named with the Celtic element pen ‘hill’, which was apparently adopted in Old English.English : metonymic occupational name for an impounder of stray animals, from Middle English, Old English penn ‘(sheep) pen’.English : pet form of Parnell.German : from Sorbian pien ‘tree stump’, probably a nickname for a short stocky person.Americanized form of a like-sounding Jewish surname.The Commonwealth of PA was founded in 1681 by an English Quaker, William Penn (1644–1718), who was born in London into a family of Gloucestershire origin. His grandfather was a merchant and sea captain, and his father was an admiral on the Parliamentary side during the Civil War, who later served King Charles II after the Restoration. Because of his father’s services to the crown, Penn the younger received a grant of a vast tract of land in North America, formerly part of New Netherland, which later became the state of PA.
COMMONWEAL
COMMONWEAL
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Repentant
Girl/Female
Arabic, Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Muslim, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
High; Tall; Towering; Excellent
Boy/Male
Australian, Chinese
The Original
Boy/Male
American, British, English, Shakespearean
Success
Male
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Meir, MEYER means "giving light."
Female
Hebrew
(×ֲבִיש×Ö·×’) Variant spelling of Hebrew Abiyshag, AVISHAG means "my father is a wanderer" or "father of error." In the bible, this is the name of a young girl who cared for David in his old age.Â
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Garland of the Moon
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, French, Greek, Italian, Latin, Swiss
Farmer; Similar to Georgia
Boy/Male
Celtic
Son of the wolf.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Lovable; Lord Shiva / Ganesha
COMMONWEAL
COMMONWEAL
COMMONWEAL
COMMONWEAL
COMMONWEAL
n.
Society at large; a commonwealth or state; a body politic; the public, or people in general.
n.
The territory over which dominion or authority is exerted; the possessions of a sovereign or commonwealth, or the like. Also used figuratively.
n.
The whole body of people in a state; the public.
a.
A state in which the sovereign power resides in the whole body of the people, and is exercised by representatives elected by them; a commonwealth. Cf. Democracy, 2.
n.
The act of erecting, or raising upright; the act of constructing, as a building or a wall, or of fitting together the parts of, as a machine; the act of founding or establishing, as a commonwealth or an office; also, the act of rousing to excitement or courage.
n.
Commonwealth.
n.
The state thus governed, as the Hebrew commonwealth before it became a kingdom.
n.
A state; a body politic consisting of a certain number of men, united, by compact or tacit agreement, under one form of government and system of laws.
n.
In the United States, one of the commonwealth, or bodies politic, the people of which make up the body of the nation, and which, under the national constitution, stands in certain specified relations with the national government, and are invested, as commonwealth, with full power in their several spheres over all matters not expressly inhibited.
n.
a general assembly of the people to consider and order matters of the commonwealth; also, a local court.
n.
Specifically, the form of government established on the death of Charles I., in 1649, which existed under Oliver Cromwell and his son Richard, ending with the abdication of the latter in 1659.