common good

noun

: the public good : the advantage of everyone
The organization works for the common good.

Examples of common good in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Going forward, the country needs more flexible pandemic playbooks that adapt to local contexts and respect both individual freedom and the common good. Asa Hutchinson, STAT, 6 June 2024 How can tough decisions be made while protecting a community’s sense of common good? Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2024 Ever since the greed-is-good 80s, the very ideas of public service and the common good have gone out of the culture. David Schonbrunn, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024 While the gushing Cancer Moon disagrees with big-picture Pluto, trampling legitimate individual needs in a quest for the common good isn’t great, but letting a small group intimidate everyone else isn’t much of an improvement. Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024 All these alternative energy sources underscore the common good, something that cuts across religion and politics. Nicholas Wyman, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 Everyone who serves in a public role has a duty to unite us, to serve the common good, not divide us. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 29 Feb. 2024 How will your community, organization, or business be part of the ‘charge’ to boost solar for the common good of our country? Nicholas Wyman, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 There is little sense of the common good in play here. David Meyer, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2024

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“Common good.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20good. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.

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