for the common/public good

idiom

: in order to help or benefit everyone

citizens working together for the common/public good

Examples of for the common/public good in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After all, unlike gratuities, bribes can corrupt the official act — meaning that the official takes the act for private gain, not for the public good. —

Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024 Segregation by Eminent Domain The Fifth Amendment allows the government to buy private property for the public good. —

JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024 In many situations, that can be leveraged for the common good. —

Big Think, 24 June 2024 Embedding social and environmental provisions in industrial policy investments not only allows public money to work better for the public good; such provisions can also make industrial policy more effective. —

Mariana Mazzucato, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for for the common/public good

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