common good
noun
: the public good : the advantage of everyone
The organization works for the common good.
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Participants learn to design strategies for creating ethical, sustainable enterprises and build a workplace culture prioritizing high performance and the common good.
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Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
Over the past 60 years, dialogue turned to action for the common good and the sake of deep and trusting friendship between Jewish and Catholic communities.
—Joshua Stanton, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
Federal judges are beginning to restrict the current administration’s running roughshod over the U.S. Constitution, rule of law, humanitarian aid, scientific research and the common good.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2025
Vatican officials can be faithful to the highest standards of their religion, truly wishing to serve the church and the common good of humanity.
—Daniel Speed Thompson, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
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Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
Over the past 60 years, dialogue turned to action for the common good and the sake of deep and trusting friendship between Jewish and Catholic communities.
—Joshua Stanton, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
Federal judges are beginning to restrict the current administration’s running roughshod over the U.S. Constitution, rule of law, humanitarian aid, scientific research and the common good.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2025
Vatican officials can be faithful to the highest standards of their religion, truly wishing to serve the church and the common good of humanity.
—Daniel Speed Thompson, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 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 3 Jun. 2025.
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