weal イディオム

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The common weal

If something is done for the common weal, it is done in the interests and for the benefit of the majority or the general public.

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commonwealth

commonwealth
the Commonwealth
1) the government in England under the Cromwells and Parliament from 1649 to 1660
2) association of independent nations (53 in September, 2004), all former components of the British Empire, united for purposes of consultation and mutual assistance: all members acknowledge the British sovereign as symbolic head of the association
in full the Commonwealth of Nations

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weald

weald
The Weald
region in SE England, south of London, between the North & South Downs: formerly heavily forested