Sentence examples for commonwealth day from inspiring English sources
proper noun
A multi-faith holiday celebrated on the second Monday of March, to celebrate the Commonwealth of Nations.
As director of the Royal Commonwealth Society since July 1997 he has helped to set up Commonwealth Day Observance, which takes place on Monday March 8.
Photograph: Adel Hana/AP 5.04pm GMT Prince Philip, attends the Commonwealth Day Observance service at Westminster Abbey in London, on his own following the Queen's illness.
She had missed a Commonwealth Day Observance service earlier in the day, and footage of Prince Philip attending the event at Westminster Abbey without his wife had been broadcast.
The empire expired as it had to; Empire Day became Commonwealth Day in 1958; seven years later, Winston Churchill died, and his grand funeral was a requiem of sorts for imperial power.
They were first photographed on Christmas Day last year alongside other senior members of the family at their Sandringham home, followed by Meghan's appearance at the Commonwealth Day service back in April.
Regulations require federal installations to fly the Royal Union Flag beside the national flag when physically possible, using a second flagpole, on the following days: Commonwealth Day (the second Monday in March), Victoria Day (the same date as the Canadian sovereign's official birthday), and the anniversary of the Statute of Westminster (December 11).
So, with 39 days to go, President Obama and Mitt Romney dueled in the commonwealth on Thursday, both trying to lock up support from voters with ties to the military.
Michigan (27-7) will face Virginia Commonwealth on Saturday.
Facing No. 11 Virginia Commonwealth on Sunday for a berth in the Final Four, the Jayhawks are the overall favorite.
SAN JUAN, P.R. — President Obama came to this United States commonwealth on Tuesday and promised to stand by Puerto Rico no matter what residents decide about its future — statehood, independence or a continuation of the status quo.
Marshall recalled the story this week as his aptly named Shockers, seeded fifth in the South Region with Stutz at center, prepared to play 12th-seed Virginia Commonwealth on Thursday in the Round of 64.
