common good

Noun

common good (countable and uncountable, plural common goods)

1. The general interest of the population as a whole.
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   Synonyms:

   public interest, public good, res publica

2. A good that is rivalrous and nonexcludable.

   Synonyms:

   CPR, common-pool resource

3. (Scotland) The corporate property of a burgh in Scotland.