Commonwealth Membership
If New Zealand becomes a republic its Commonwealth membership is not affected. As of 2007, a Commonwealth realm that becomes a republic no longer needs to reapply for membership.
- Further information: Commonwealth of Nations: Other termination
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Famous quotes containing the words commonwealth and/or membership:
“Was I not born in this Realm? Were my parents born in any foreign country?... Is not my Kingdom here? Whom have I oppressed? Whom have I enriched to other’s harm? What turmoil have I made to this Commonwealth that I should be suspected to have no regard of the same?”
—Elizabeth I (1533–1603)
“The two real political parties in America are the Winners and the Losers. The people don’t acknowledge this. They claim membership in two imaginary parties, the Republicans and the Democrats, instead.”
—Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (b. 1922)