Commonweal or common weal may refer to:
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Common good
In philosophy, economics, and political science, the common good (also commonwealth, 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 achieved by c ...
, what is shared and beneficial for members of a given community
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Common Weal
Common Weal is a Scottish pro-independence think tank and advocacy group which campaigns for social and economic equality in Scotland. It launched in 2013 and regularly publishes papers and works exploring an alternate economic and social model ...
, 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. Historically, it has been synonymous with "republic". The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from the ...
, a form of government without a monarch in which people have governmental influence
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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 masterminded ...
, a French feudal alliance in the 15th century
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Mad War
The Mad War (french: la Guerre folle) was a late medieval 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 ...
(or War of the Public Weal), a 15th-century conflict between feudal lords and the French monarchy
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Commonweal Lodge
Commonweal Lodge was an independent school for girls aged between eleven and nineteen, located on the Webb Estate in Purley operating between 1916 and 2010.
History
The school was opened in 1916 by Margery Frances Bray (1895–1962), together wit ...
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Commonweal Party
Commonweal Party was an Indian political party that existed in Tamil Nadu between 1951 and 1954. It was started by M. A. Manickavelu Naicker and claimed to represent the interests of the Vanniyar caste. It merged with Indian National Congress in 19 ...
, an Indian political party that existed in Tamil Nadu between 1951 and 1954
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Commonweal School
The Commonweal School is a secondary school (with a sixth form) in the south-west of Swindon, Wiltshire, England.
History
The Commonweal School was opened in 1927, and most of the first pupils transferred from the College and Euclid Street se ...
, in Swindon, Wiltshire, England.
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Commonweal Theatre Company
The Commonweal Theatre Company is a professional, live theatre company in Lanesboro, Minnesota, United States. Established in 1989 by Eric Bunge, Scott Olson and Scott Putman, the company's season runs April to December and comprises five plays c ...
, 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, 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 achieved by c ...
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Commonwealth (disambiguation)
Commonwealth is an English term meaning a political community, usually used in reference to the Commonwealth of Nations.
Commonwealth or Common Wealth may also refer to:
Political entities
''See also Places, below''
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