the common weal

the common weal

The common good of public society; the welfare of the general public. Having ousted the dictator from power, the new president has pledged to focus all his energy on the common weal.
See also: common, weal
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • the public weal
  • public eye
  • make public
  • alert
  • alert the public
  • be public property
  • go public with
  • go public with (something)
  • intent
  • avowed intent
References in classic literature
Our difference of opinion amounts to this, that you make the mainspring self-interest, while I suppose that interest in the common weal is bound to exist in every man of a certain degree of advancement.
Anna Karenina
He is gay and thoughtless, takes little heed of landmarks, depends upon his leaders and companions to think for the common weal, and, if left to himself, is easily perplexed and lost.
Adventures of Captain Bonneville USA in the Rocky Mountains and
Yet the old self-contained national entities continue to flourish, and enrich the common weal. The nuances of culture and politics are not mutually exclusive.
Count Prince Miller--soothing the savage beast
Craig Dalzell, head of policy and research at the Common Weal think-tank, which is part of the Revive coalition, said: "Our research into alternative visions for grouse moors discovered every reasonable alternative use provided more in the way of economic value to the Scottish economy than shooting birds does.
Estates can play major role in Scottish economy; Peter Ranscombe examines how landowners are reaping the benefits of expanding beyond hunting, shooting and fishing
The collected fruit would be turned into either cider or juice by the Common Weal Cider group and sold for profit.
Group gets to core of environmental issue with apple juice project
The report - produced by the Common Weal think tank - was published ahead of a meeting between TSSA general secretary Manuel Cortes and Transport Secretary Humza Yousaf.
Fares could be cut in nationalised ScotRail
Wilson also dips into unsavory wartime labor unrest-strikes and seizures that contradict the notion that all America put shoulders to the common weal in patriotic unity.
Destructive Creation: American Business and the Winning of World War II
The stalling of the Canada trade deal with Europe - certainly a simpler one than ours is likely to be - over an issue to do with the Walloon Parliament in Belgium shows where the power will lie: with politicians who will behave as politicians sometimes do, with parochial interests triumphing over the common weal.
If Brexit is a disaster we must have right to change our mind; As the pound crashes and firms cut back, ex-PM's plea
The members of each department were more united and sought what was best for the common weal when they once shared tables, and even meals, in a big room at the old Palma Hall.
Making history at UP's FC
They waited until old age or death to bequeath their great fortunes to the common weal. Zuckerberg is just 31.
What Mark Zuckerberg could learn from Warren Buffett about giving
Phil was a deeply committed public servant intent on promoting the common weal in the fullest sense, and he was also a serious politician.
Councillor 's funeral at Cov Cathedral
Common Weal (2014) 'The Common Weal Policy Unit: An introduction', Common Weal blog, at http://www.allofusfirst.org/latest/the-common-weal-policy-unit-an-introduction/.
Nationalist and institutionalist horizons in (post-)referendum Scottish politics
The interest returned to public coffers, to be spent on the common weal.
Big banks hit with monster $250 billion lawsuit in housing crisis
The Common Weal blueprint for Scotland produced by the Foundation named after Jimmy Reid has been shaped by those words and is a fitting tribute to the man.
A question deserving an answer; sunday mail OPINION