Meanings
plural common goods
- countableuncountableThe general interest of the population as a whole.
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Post-liberals share some longstanding Catholic conservative views, such as opposition to abortion and LGBTQ+ rights. They envision a counter-revolution in which they take over government bureaucracy and institutions such as universities from within, replacing entrenched “elites” with their own and acting upon their vision of the “common good”.
2025 April 19, “JD Vance had ‘exchange of opinions’ with senior cardinal, Vatican says”, in The Guardian, sourced from Associated Press, →ISSNSynonyms: public interest, public good, res publica
- countableuncountableeconomicsA good that is rivalrous and nonexcludable.
Synonyms: CPR, common-pool resource
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe general interest of the population as a whole.
nounA good that is rivalrous and nonexcludable.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 公益
- 公益 (gōngyì)general interest of the population as a whole
Danish almenvel
- almenvelgeneral interest of the population as a whole
Finnish yleinen hyvä, yhteishyödyke
- yleinen hyvägeneral interest of the population as a whole
- yhteishyödykea good that is rivalrous and nonexcludable
- yhteinen hyväa good that is rivalrous and nonexcludable
- yhteinen omaisuusa good that is rivalrous and nonexcludable
French bien commun, bien commun
- bien commungeneral interest of the population as a whole
- bien communa good that is rivalrous and nonexcludable
German Gemeinwohl, Allgemeinwohl
- Gemeinwohlgeneral interest of the population as a whole
- Allgemeinwohlgeneral interest of the population as a whole
Italian bene comune, risorse comuni
- bene comunegeneral interest of the population as a whole
- risorse comunia good that is rivalrous and nonexcludable
Japanese 公益
- 公益 (kōeki)general interest of the population as a whole
Polish dobro wspólne, dobro prywatne
- dobro wspólnegeneral interest of the population as a whole
- dobro prywatnea good that is rivalrous and nonexcludable
Portuguese bem comum
- bem comumgeneral interest of the population as a whole
Russian о́бщее бла́го
- о́бщее бла́го (óbščeje blágo)general interest of the population as a whole
Spanish bien común
- bien comúngeneral interest of the population as a whole
Thai ประโยชน์ส่วนรวม
- ประโยชน์ส่วนรวม (bprà-yòot-sùuan-ruuam)general interest of the population as a whole
Welsh lles cyffredin, lles cyffredin
- lles cyffredingeneral interest of the population as a whole
- lles cyffredina good that is rivalrous and nonexcludable
Cite this entry
common good. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20good
“common good.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20good. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “common good,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20good.
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