Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The public good or welfare.
- noun Archaic A commonwealth or republic.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The public good; the common welfare of the nation or community.
- noun A commonwealth; the body politic; a community.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Commonwealth.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
common good .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the good of a community
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Examples
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When you understand Illinois politics, Obama’s emphasis on “bipartisanship” takes on a sinister air, since in Illinois the central faultline undermining the commonweal is not Republican vs. Democrat but Politician vs. Public.
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When you understand Illinois politics, Obama’s emphasis on “bipartisanship” takes on a sinister air, since in Illinois the central faultline undermining the commonweal is not Republican vs. Democrat but Politician vs. Public.
VDARE.com: Blog Articles » Print » Palin v. Obama On Reforming Politics 2008
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Together, communities are greater when the commonweal is the central concern.
What Pulls Us Apart 2008
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Indeed, this rejection of the idea of socially and economically significant State intervention in the affairs of the commonweal is the very essence of the ideology of the Whigs, whether neo-Catholic or non-Catholic.
Catholic Whiggery:The Neo-Conservative Betrayal Of Church Social Teaching 2007
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Public money should only be spent in support of our mutual intersts - or what used to be known as the commonweal - in either good or bad economic times.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local Chad 2010
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Public money should only be spent in support of our mutual intersts - or what used to be known as the commonweal - in either good or bad economic times.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local Chad 2010
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Public money should only be spent in support of our mutual intersts - or what used to be known as the commonweal - in either good or bad economic times.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local Chad 2010
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Public money should only be spent in support of our mutual intersts - or what used to be known as the commonweal - in either good or bad economic times.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local Chad 2010
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Public money should only be spent in support of our mutual intersts - or what used to be known as the commonweal - in either good or bad economic times.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local Chad 2010
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Public money should only be spent in support of our mutual intersts - or what used to be known as the commonweal - in either good or bad economic times.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local Chad 2010
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