voluntary association
Americannoun
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The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 56 independent countries, most of which have historical ties to the United Kingdom and its former empire.
From Washington Times • Oct. 11, 2023
As secretary general of the Commonwealth, a voluntary association of 56 countries that evolved out of the British Empire, Patricia Scotland said the current global financial architecture was not fit for purpose.
From Reuters • Nov. 17, 2022
Some historians see her as a monarch who helped oversee the mostly peaceful transition from empire to the Commonwealth, a voluntary association of 56 nations with historic and linguistic ties.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2022
Many former British colonies remain bound together in the Commonwealth, a voluntary association of 56 countries.
From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2022
The voluntary association is entitled to compel its members to live up to their obligations.
From Anarchism by Eltzbacher, Paul
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