Translations for „commonweal“ in the English » German Dictionary

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com·mon·weal [ˈkɒmənwi:l, Am ˈkɑ:m-] N no pl old

commonweal → commonwealth

the commonweal

das Gemeinwesen

See also commonwealth

com·mon·wealth [ˈkɒmənwelθ, Am ˈkɑ:m-] N

1. commonwealth POL:

commonwealth

Staat m

commonwealth

Republik f

2. commonwealth form (group):

commonwealth

Interessengemeinschaft f

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There has to be some measure of balance between private gain and the commonweal such gain relies upon.

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We believe that from ethics, enlightened self-interest, and the commonweal, our governance will emerge...

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What vast, undreamed of achievement might await man would he but devote his entire interest to promoting the commonweal of a universal human brotherhood.

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Too many elected officials are more concerned about job security than the commonweal.

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Cowardly, selfish, grasping, suspicious, and vengeful, he seemed almost incapable of any perception of the commonweal.

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Instead, they can be considered to be commonweal organisations, much like fire services: while they are responsible to government in the first instance they serve society as a whole.

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In a nation of small, coastal towns populated mostly by farmers -- relative to later years, homogenous in ethnic and religious background -- the idea of single commonweal made sense.

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Dignity had to be fought for politically, above all by weakening market forces and strengthening the hand of the commonweal against private profits, money and selfishness.

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