1. The official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico) Noun
2. A politically organized body of people under a single government Noun
3. A world organization of autonomous states that are united in allegiance to a central power but are not subordinate to it or to one another Noun
4. A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them Noun