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Commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically it has sometimes been synonymous with "republic".
The English noun "commonwealth" in the sense meaning "public welfare; general good or advantage" dates from the 15th century. The original phrase "the common-wealth" or "the common weal" (echoed in the modern synonym "public weal") comes from the old meaning of "wealth", which is "well-being", and is itself a loose translation of the Latin res publica (republic). The term literally meant "common well-being". In the 17th century the definition of "commonwealth" expanded from its original sense of "public welfare" or "commonweal" to mean "a state in which the supreme power is vested in the people; a republic or democratic state". "Better things were done, and better managed ... under a Commonwealth than under a King." Pepys, Diary (1667)
Three countries – Australia, the Bahamas, and Dominica – have the official title "Commonwealth", as do four US states and two US territories. More recently, the term has been used for fraternal associations of some sovereign nations, most notably the Commonwealth of Nations, an association primarily of former members of the British Empire, which is often referred to as simply "the Commonwealth".
Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, CD (/ˈjuːseɪn/; born 21 August 1986) is a Jamaican sprinter. Regarded as the fastest person ever timed, he is the first man to hold both the 100 metres and 200 metres world records since fully automatic time measurements became mandatory in 1977. Along with his teammates, he also set the world record in the 4×100 metres relay. He is the reigning Olympic champion in these three events, and the first man since Leonidas of Rhodes to win six Olympic gold medals in sprinting, and an eleven-time World champion. He was the first to achieve the "double double" of winning 100 m and 200 m titles at consecutive Olympics (2008 and 2012), and topped this through the first "double triple" (including 4×100 m relays).
Although gaining worldwide popularity for a sprint double victory at the Beijing Games, Bolt has had more victories as a 200 m runner. While he had not won any significant 100 m title prior to the 2008 Olympics, he had won numerous crowns in the 200 m event at the youth, junior and senior levels. Further, at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Bolt completed a hat-trick of 200 m world titles by winning his third straight gold in the event. His 2009 record breaking margin for 100 m, from 9.69 seconds (his own previous world record) to 9.58, is the highest since the start of fully automatic time measurements.
In this video I indicate and explain the differences between the British Empire, the Commonwealth, and the Commonwealth Realm. Any likes and subscriptions would be greatly appreciated! The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48), also known as the CDPA, is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that received Royal Assent on 15 November 1988. Section 30 Criticism, review and news reporting: It allows for fair use of all copyrighted material under section 30: (1)Fair dealing with a work for the purpose of criticism or review, of that or another work or of a performance of a work, does not infringe any copyright in the work provided that it is accompanied by a sufficient acknowledgement [F1 and provided that the work has been made available to the public]. [F2(1A)For the ...
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Have you ever heard of the term Commonwealth? Do you know what it is about and who belongs to it? In this new video we explain what the Commonwealth is and why it is important so you can improve your English while learning something pretty interesting about English speaking countries. We hope you enjoy it!
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The Jamaican team of Jason Livermore, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Nickel Ashmeade and the 100m world record holder Usain Bolt set a new Commonwealth Games record to win gold in the 4x100m event in Glasgow. Subscribe to the Commonwealth Games channel: http://bit.ly/SBJxSX For more information on the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games visit https://www.glasgow2014.com
Over 3 million soldiers from across the Empire and Commonwealth served alongside the British Army in the First World War. To mark Remembrance 2015, we asked the public, and a few famous faces, what ‘Commonwealth’ and ‘British Empire’ mean today. Follow the National Army Museum on: - Web: http://www.nam.ac.uk - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NationalArmyMuseum - Twitter: https://twitter.com/NAM_London - Instagram: https://instagram.com/nam_london/
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I thought i would never live to see this event. Mind Blowing! India Wins Gold - Women's 4x400 relay - Commonwealth Games - 2010 - Delhi
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Immigrants. Wilson Health said to the immgrants you better get back to the
commonwealth homes. Yeah, yeah, yeah I said Get back home. Now Enoch Powell was
said to the folks color of his skin. He said don't care. So he said you better
get up. He said he said to Enoch Powell. You better go home. So Wilson said to.
We got to swing. We have to go the hill. So Wilson Health said to Enoch Powell
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Commonwealth yeah. If you don't want trouble you got to go home. To Indania.
I've have enough of that. I'm coming back yeah to England. Dirty Enoch Powell.
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me. I came down the street to New Zealand. Commonwealth. Commonwealth yeah.
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