Commonwealth vs State

Commonwealth

name
  • Massachusetts, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, often referring to its government. 

  • Virginia, the Commonwealth of Virginia, often referring to its government. 

  • Australia, the Commonwealth of Australia, often referring to its federal government. 

  • The Commonwealth of England, which existed from 1649 to 1660, under Cromwell. 

  • The Commonwealth of Nations, a loose confederation of nations based around the former British Empire. 

  • Kentucky, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, often referring to its government. 

  • Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, often referring to its government. 

State

name
  • State University, as the shortened form of any public university name. 

noun
  • A current governing polity. 

  • The current governing polity under which the speaker lives. 

How often have the words Commonwealth and State occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )