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common good
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common good
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the part of the property of a Scottish burgh, in the form of land or funds, that is at the disposal of the community
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Noun1.common good - the good of a community
commonweal
good - benefit; "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?"
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Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution grants Congress the power to provide for "the general Welfare of the United States.
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