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A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from the 15th century. Originally a phrase (the common-wealth or the common wealth – echoed in the modern synonym "public wealth"), it comes from the old meaning of "wealth", which is "well-being", and is itself a loose translation of the Latin ''res publica''. The term literally meant "common well-being". In the 17th century, the definition of "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; a republic or democratic state".The term evolved to become a title to a number of political entities. Three countries – Australia, the Bahamas, and Dominica – have the official title "Commonwealth", as do four U.S. states and two U.S. territories. Since the early 20th century, the term has been used to name some fraternal associations of states, most notably the Commonwealth of Nations, an organisation primarily of former territories of the British Empire. It is also used in the translation for the organisation made up of formerly Soviet states, the Commonwealth of Independent States. Informally, by analogy to the Commonwealth of Nations, the French-influenced post-colonial Organisation internationale de la Francophonie is sometimes referred to in the English language as the "French Commonwealth", although the organisation itself never uses the term. Provided by Wikipedia
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Resource materials for Multi-Grade teaching / by Commonwealth
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Commonwealth finance ministers reference report 2009. by Commonwealth Secretariat
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Reform of international institutions : towards a Commonwealth agenda. / by Commonwealth Secretariat
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Gender sensitive approaches to HIV/AIDS : a training kit for peer educators / by Commonwealth Youth Programme
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The Commonwealth yearbook 2010
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Gender mainstreaming in conflict transformation : building sustainable peace /
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Gender mainstreaming in the health sector : experiences in Commonwealth countries.
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Transforming Commonwealth societies to achieve political, economic & human development : civil society perspectives.
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Small change or real change? : Commonwealth perspectives on financing gender equity /
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Gender and trade action guide : a training resource /
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Implementing inclusive education : commonwealth guide to implementing Article 24 of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities / by Rieser, Richard
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Human rights in the Commonwealth : a status report /
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Freedom of expression, assembly and association : best practice /
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Commonwealth Health Ministers' update.
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Democracy, parliament and electoral systems
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Women, public life and democracy changing Commonwealth parliamentary perspectives /
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Gender, HIV/AIDS and the status of teachers : report of the third Commonwealth Teachers' Research Symposium : Pestana Rovuma Hotel, Maputo, Mozambique, 19-21 February 2008 /
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Trade, climate change and sustainable development : key issues for small states, least developed countries and vulnerable economies /
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The pursuit of certainty religious and cultural formulations /
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Bodies and voices the force-field of representation and discourse in colonial and postcolonial studies /
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