Commonwealth of Nations
Americannoun
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She oversaw her nation trying to carve out a new place in the world, and she was instrumental in the emergence of the Commonwealth of Nations, now a grouping comprising 56 countries.
From Reuters • Sep. 18, 2022
She threw her support behind the Commonwealth of Nations, which brought together Britain and its former colonies.
From BBC • May 29, 2022
Others in attendance at the palace were Commonwealth of Nations Secretary-General Patricia Scotland and athletes who are gearing up to compete in the Games.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2021
Canada, a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations, might make an appropriate part-time home.
From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2020
It is a voluntary partnership or brotherhood of free peoples, a Commonwealth of Nations.
From The Character of the British Empire by Muir, Ramsay
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