Sentences with 'commonwealth'
Example sentences and phrases with the word commonwealth and other words derived from it.
• « In Geneva, Calvin established a biblical commonwealth, a community of believers whose sole source of authority was their interpretation of the Bible, not the authority of any prince or monarch. Soon Calvin's ideas spread to the Netherlands and Scotland. »
• « The extent of their discontent was embodied in their plan to form an independent western commonwealth, and they even began negotiations with British and Spanish representatives, hoping to gain their support for independence from the United States. »