common cause
common cause noun: a shared purpose.
Noun
common cause (countable and uncountable, plural common causes)
- A shared purpose.
- And now a common enemy—pollution—promises to press the littoral nations of the Baltic into common cause.1989 May, Priit J. Vesilind, “The Baltic: Arena of Power”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 605
- An open invite has been given to all UK workers to join in common cause with the union, as more than 40,000 RMT members at Network Rail and 13 train operating companies walked out on June 21 in the first of three 24-hour strikes over pay, conditions and job security.2022 June 29, Paul Stephen, “Network News: Strikes set to escalate as RMT issues rallying call”, in RAIL, number 960, page 6
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see common, cause.
common cause meaning in Tamil and Kannada
common cause in Tamil
- பொதுக்காரணம்
common cause in Kannada
- ಸಮಾನೋದ್ದೇಶ
Forms of common cause
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Words formed from common cause
Questions about common cause
- What does common cause mean?
- Common cause means a shared purpose.
- What is common cause in Tamil?
- Common cause in Tamil is பொதுக்காரணம். See Common cause meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is common cause?
- Common cause is a noun.
- What is the plural of common cause?
- The plural of common cause is common causes.
Words near common cause in the dictionary
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