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common ground

A foundation for mutual understanding: "The leaders failed to find common ground on the defensive side of this possible bargain" (McGeorge Bundy).

common ground

an agreed basis, accepted by both or all parties, for identifying issues in an argument

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common ground - a basis agreed to by all parties for reaching a mutual understanding

basis, footing, ground - a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"

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common ground n (fig) → punto mpl d'incontro or d'intesa, terreno comune

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basis belief commoner convergence crossroads explore footing ground Incloser Inclosure interface internal representation intersection mental representation overlap representation stand Wike			The only common ground of communication upon which dogs and men can get together is in fiction. The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context He was too well-bred a man not to match me on the common ground of courtesy. A Rogue's Life by Collins, Wilkie View in context I was queer company enough-- quite as queer as the company I received; but as I trace over what we went through I see how much common ground we must have found in the one idea that, by good fortune, COULD steady us. Turn Of The Screw by James, Henry View in context			common European dogwood common European earwig common European jay common evening primrose common facial vein common factor common fate common fault common fee common fennel common fig common fig tree common flat pea common four-o'clock common foxglove common fraction common front common garden cress common garter snake common gender common ginger common good common grackle common grape hyacinth common grape vine common ground common gum cistus common heath common hop common hops common horehound common horsetail common hyacinth common iguana common iliac artery common iliac vein Common in gross Common informer common infrastructure common item common ivy common jasmine common juniper common kingsnake common knowledge common laburnum common lady's-slipper common land common law Common lawyer common lettuce			common good Common Good (organization) Common Good Planning Center Common Gorse Common Gorse Common Government-Wide Accounting Classification Common GPS common grackle common grackle common grackles common grackles common grackles Common Grant Application Common Grant Application Format common grape hyacinth common grape vine Common Graphics Environment Common Graphics System Common Grasshopper Warbler Common Gray Fox Common Gray Fox Common Green Frog Common Greenbriar Common Greenshank Common Greenshank common grenadiers common grenadiers Common Grid Reference System Common Griffon Vulture Common gromwell common ground Common ground (disambiguation) Common ground (disambiguation) Common Ground (usage in proper names) Common Ground (usage in proper names) Common Ground Alliance Common Ground Architecture Common Ground Community Common Ground County Fair common ground doves Common Ground Equipment Common Ground Food Coop Common Ground Health Clinic Common Ground Moving Target Indicator Common Ground Segment Common Ground Snake Common Ground Station Common Ground Station Prototype Common Ground Support Equipment Common Ground System Common Ground System/Phoenix Common Ground Wellness Center Common Ground Youth Church Common Ground-Based Jammer Common Grounds Internet Cafe Common Grounds Youth Group common groundsels common groundsels common groundsels

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