The song quickly gained popularity and an amended version was sung by a choir of 10, 000 at the inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, at which time Belarus gained its independence, Belarus became a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ), NATO's Partnership for Peace, the North Atlantic Cooperation Council, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank.

After India gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1947, it soon joined the Commonwealth of Nations and strongly supported independence movements in other colonies, like the Indonesian National Revolution.

Jamaica gained independence on August 6, 1962, remaining a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.

Similarly, in 1975, war broke out in Angola after the country gained independence from Portugal, Nigeria, a member of the English Commonwealth of Nations, mobilized its diplomatic influence in Africa in support of the MPLA.

Burma also gained independence from the British Empire, but declined membership in the Commonwealth.

* The Federation of Malaya ( 1948-1963 ), the successor to the Malayan Union ( also excluding Singapore ), which gained independence within the Commonwealth of Nations in 1957.

Gradually, Canada gained more autonomy, and in 1931, obtained almost full autonomy within the British Commonwealth with the Statute of Westminster.

By virtue of the lands it gained in the construction of the Quabbin Reservoir, Petersham is the largest town by land area in Worcester County, and the fifth-largest town of the 351 cities and towns in the Commonwealth.

It gained independence from the United Kingdom as a Commonwealth Realm on 9 December 1961, becoming a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations exactly a year later on 9 December 1962.

In 1983, he gained a doctorate of juridical science ( JSD ) at Columbia University, and his thesis on the executive power of the Commonwealth of Australia became the core of Parliament, the Executive and the Governor-General, which was published by Melbourne University Press in 1983, and which is still regarded as the leading text on the subject.

In March 1952, the corps grew in size as the 25th Infantry Division was relieved from its command and it gained command of 1st British Commonwealth Division and the South Korean 1st Division, 8th Division, and 9th Divisions.

In 1922, twenty-six counties of Ireland gained autonomy from the U. K. as a U. K. Dominion as the Irish Free State ; in 1949, this Dominion became a Republic and ipso facto, left the Commonwealth.

The song quickly gained popularity and an amended version was sung by a choir of 10, 000 at the inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901.

After the Third Partition, overall, Austria had gained about 18 percent of the former Commonwealth territory ( 130, 000 km² ) and about 32 percent of the population ( 3. 85 million people ).

Prussia had gained about 20 percent of the former Commonwealth territory 149, 000 km² ) and about 23 percent of the population ( 2. 6 million people ).

Russia had gained about 62 percent of the former Commonwealth territory ( 462, 000 km² ) and about 45 percent of the population ( 3. 5 million people ).

Receiving the Commonwealth Scholarship he then gained a PhD in Social and Economic History from the University of Edinburgh.

Western Australia gained the right of self-government in 1890, and joined with the five other states to form the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901.

Even this was inadequate after the publicity gained when a fleet of 20 cars, 16 / 20 tourers, were supplied for the use of Commonwealth editors attending the 1909 Imperial Press Conference in London.

He gained an MA in Imperial and Commonwealth Studies from King's College London in 1996 and became a teacher.

The term " parlor lecture " gained currency throughout the British Commonwealth of Nations and the United States of America during the mid-19th century.

before playing basketball for Leicester Riders then moving into athletics, gained medals in the high jump at the 2002 and the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

The name bubble and squeak is used throughout the United Kingdom, and it may also be understood in parts of some other Commonwealth countries and the United States.

It is observed in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and some other Commonwealth nations.

In some African Commonwealth nations, particularly Ghana, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania, prize fighting contests are held on Boxing Day.

Unlike some of their continental European counterparts, the Monarch and her Governors-General in the Commonwealth realms hold significant " reserve " or " prerogative " powers, to be wielded in times of extreme emergency or constitutional crises usually to uphold parliamentary government.

* Chief Executive Officer or CEO / Executive Director for the nonprofit sector ( United States ), Chief Executive or Managing director ( United Kingdom, Commonwealth and some other English speaking countries ) – The CEO of a corporation is the highest ranking management officer of a corporation and has final decisions over human, financial, environmental and technical operations of the corporation.

Written English as used in the Commonwealth generally favours British as opposed to American spelling, with some exceptions in Canada and Australia.

This form of citizenship offers certain privileges within some Commonwealth countries:

* In some Commonwealth countries resident citizens of other Commonwealth countries are entitled to political rights, e. g., the right to vote in local and national elections and in some cases even the right to stand for election.

The word dessert is most commonly used for this course in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Ireland, while pudding or, informally, sweet or afters are alternative terms that may also be used in the United Kingdom and some other Commonwealth countries, including New Zealand and India.

Mussolini believed that following a brief entry of Italy into war with France, followed by the imminent French surrender, Italy could gain some territorial concessions from France and then concentrate its forces on a major offensive in Egypt where British and Commonwealth forces were outnumbered by Italian forces.

The first six bars also form all or part of the Vice Regal Salute in some Commonwealth realms outside the UK ( e. g., in Canada, governors general and lieutenant governors at official events are saluted with the first six bars of " God Save the Queen " followed by the first four and last four bars of " O Canada "), as well as the salute given to governors of British overseas territories.

The imperial ( UK ) gallon, defined as litres, is used in some Commonwealth countries and was originally based on the volume of 10 pounds of water at.

The system is somewhat analogous to a system of pennant numbers the Royal Navy and some European and Commonwealth navies ( 19 in total ) use.

The English-speaking regions of Canada and the Caribbean are caught between historical connections with the UK and the Commonwealth, and geographical and economic connections with the U. S. In some things, and more formally, they tend to follow British standards, whereas in others, especially commercial, they follow the U. S. standard.

* The United Kingdom ( see British honours system ) and some Commonwealth of Nations countries ;

Although his so-called " Razor Gang " implemented stringent budget cuts across many areas of the Commonwealth Public Sector, including the ABC, the Fraser government did not carry out the radically conservative program that his political enemies had predicted, and that some of his followers wanted.

According to Stephen Suleyman Schwartz, in his book " The Two Faces of Islam ", “ some say that during this vagabondage Ibn Abdul Wahhab came into contact with certain Englishmen who encouraged him to personal ambition as well as to a critical attitude about Islam .” Specifically, Mir ’ at al Harramin, a Turkish work by Ayyub Sabri Pasha, written in 1888, states that in Basra, Abdul Wahhab had come into contact with a British spy by the name of Hempher, who “ inspired in him the tricks and lies that he had learned from the British Ministry of the Commonwealth .”

These jurisdictions have generally adopted some other classification: in the Commonwealth nations of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, the crimes are divided into summary offences and indictable offences.

For later plays such as Othello, Shakespeare probably used the 1599 English translation of Gasparo Contarini's The Commonwealth and Government of Venice for some details about Venice's laws and customs.

* Police Constable, a police rank used in Britain and some Commonwealth countries

Although the Privy Council is primarily a British institution, officials from some other Commonwealth realms are also appointed to the body.

A public limited company ( legally abbreviated to PLC or plc ) is a kind of public company ( publicly held company ) in the United Kingdom, some Commonwealth jurisdictions, and the Republic of Ireland.