commonwealth

1. N-PROPER The commonwealth is an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most of the countries that were previously under its rule. 英联邦

...the Asian, Caribbean and African members of the commonwealth. …英联邦在亚洲、加勒比海和非洲的成员国。

2. N-IN-NAMES Commonwealth is used in the official names of some countries, groups of countries, or parts of countries. 联邦

...the Commonwealth of Australia. …澳大利亚联邦。