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Meanings of common good in English

The good of a community.

Usage of common good in English
1
Its actual meaning is 'a self-sacrifice for the common good.' She paused.
Inferno
2
We affirm that it is needed for the common good of society.
The Irish Times
3
He said land, like education, should be de-commodified for the common good.
The South African
4
Yet again the common good is swept aside to benefit the wealthy.
The Irish Times
5
In this horizon, a genuine sense of the common good also disappears.
The Guardian
6
I am willing to sacrifice my commercial interests for the common good.
The Godfather
7
Rules that allowed two alpha males to coexist for the common good.
Seven up
8
The common good requires instead that we honor such profoundly personal decisions.
The Guardian
9
People have to be persuaded to make sacrifices for the common good.
The Guardian
10
In such cases the individual must be sacrificed to the common good.
Coniston — Volume 04
11
The moral law is only the imperative preparation of the common good.
Light
12
The law which regulates the common good is called the moral law.
Light
13
Therefore the end of the law is not always the common good.
Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) / From the Com...
14
The common good is nothing, so that his own good is served.
Cast Adrift
15
The public sector needs to be protected for the common good.
The Irish Times
16
Mr Tong Sang urged the assembly members to work for the common good.
Radio NZ
This collocation consists of:
Common good through the time
Common good across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common