voluntary association
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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
Many leaders from the Commonwealth, a voluntary association of 56 countries, are expected to attend what promises to be one of the most challenging security operations that the British government has ever undertaken.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
Linfield FC condemned the footage as "deeply offensive" and said the man's "voluntary association with the club has been terminated with immediate effect".
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2022
The guild mentioned above at Canterbury was, in all probability, a voluntary association: so at Dover we find the burgesses' guildhall, gihalla burgensium. p.
From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Henry Hallam
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