have a lot in common

:  an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance

:  the use of lots as a means of deciding something

:  the resulting choice

:  allot, apportion

:  to form or divide into lots

:  of or relating to a community at large :  public

:  known to the community

:  belonging to or shared by two or more individuals or things or by all members of a group

:  the common people

:  a dining hall

:  the political group or estate comprising the commoners