Commonweal or common weal may refer to:
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Common good
In philosophy, Common good (economics), economics, and political science, the common good (also commonwealth, common weal, general welfare, or public benefit) is either what is shared and beneficial for all or most members of a given community, o ...
, what is shared and beneficial for members of a given community
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Common Weal, a Scottish think tank and advocacy group
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''Commonweal'' (magazine), an American lay-Catholic-oriented magazine (1924–present)
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''Commonweal'' (newspaper), a British socialist newspaper (1885–1894)
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Commonwealth
A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from the 15th century. Originally a phrase (the common-wealth ...
, a form of government without a monarch in which people have governmental influence
See also
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League of the Public Weal
The War of the Public Weal (French: ''La guerre du Bien public'') was a conflict between the king of France and an alliance of feudal nobles, organized in 1465 in defiance of the centralized authority of King Louis XI of France. It was masterminde ...
, a French feudal alliance in the 15th century
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Mad War
The Mad War () was an Early Renaissance conflict between a coalition of feudal lords and the French monarchy. It occurred during the regency of Anne of Beaujeu in the period after the death of Louis XI and before the majority of Charles VIII. Th ...
(or War of the Public Weal), a 15th-century conflict between feudal lords and the French monarchy
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Commonweal Lodge
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Commonweal Party, an Indian political party that existed in Tamil Nadu between 1951 and 1954
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Commonweal School, in Swindon, Wiltshire, England.
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Commonweal Theatre Company, a professional, live theatre company in Lanesboro, Minnesota, United States
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Common Good (disambiguation)
In philosophy, economics, and political science, the common good (also commonwealth, common weal, general welfare, or public benefit) is either what is shared and beneficial for all or most members of a given community, or alternatively, what is ...
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Commonwealth (disambiguation)
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