common good
noun
: the public good : the advantage of everyone
The organization works for the common good.
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Universities have violated their founding compact to seek truth and develop knowledge for the common good.
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Ilya Shapiro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
But Bustos, who’s also a professor of Catholic social teaching, believes that immigration policy should work toward the common good, or for conditions that help every human reach their potential.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Undermining belief in the common good National aspirations have emphasized the common good since America’s founding.
—Nathan Meyers, The Conversation, 11 July 2025
The Sidney Hillman Foundation honors excellence in journalism in service of the common good.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
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Ilya Shapiro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
But Bustos, who’s also a professor of Catholic social teaching, believes that immigration policy should work toward the common good, or for conditions that help every human reach their potential.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Undermining belief in the common good National aspirations have emphasized the common good since America’s founding.
—Nathan Meyers, The Conversation, 11 July 2025
The Sidney Hillman Foundation honors excellence in journalism in service of the common good.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for common good
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“Common good.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20good. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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