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Common wealth:
The country in which all the peoples are organized under a single government is called commonwealth.
State:
State is a situation where the country is controlled and governed by a particular nation.
Differences:
| Basis | Commonwealth | State |
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| Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com) |
A group of countries or states that have political or economic connections with one another | A nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. |
| Objectives/Purpose | Its objectives are to promote peace, democracy and development. | |
| Synonyms | Society and federation | Case |
| Antonyms | Good fortune | |
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| History | In 1949, the commonwealth came into existence. | The earliest forms of the state emerged whenever it became possible to centralize power in a durable way. Agriculture and writing are almost everywhere associated with this process: agriculture because it allowed for the emergence of a class of people who did not have to spend most of their time providing for their own subsistence, and writing (or the equivalent of writing, like Inca quipus) because it made possible the centralization of vital information |
| Word origin | The word commonwealth was originated in 1375-1425 (15th century); from the Middle English commun welhe. | The word state was originated in 1530s (13th century). |
| In US | Commonwealths are four in number. They are Massachusetts, Virginia, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania. | States of US are forty six (46) in number. They include states such as Florida, Alabama, California, etc. |
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