for the public weal

for the public weal
для общего блага

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  • Public weal — may refer to: Commonwealth, a form of government without a monarch in which people have governmental influence Common good, the notion of high quality of life for people in general See also League of the Public Weal, a French feudal alliance in… …   Wikipedia

  • 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 …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 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.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • 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 …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • weal — I. /wil / (say weel) noun 1. Archaic wellbeing, prosperity, or happiness: in weal or woe; zealous only for the public weal. 2. Obsolete wealth or riches. {Middle English wele, Old English wela. See well1} II. /wil / (say weel) …  

  • weal — Ⅰ. weal [1] (also chiefly Medicine wheal) ► NOUN ▪ a red, swollen mark left on flesh by a blow or pressure. ORIGIN variant of WALE(Cf. ↑wale), influenced by obsolete wheal «suppurate». Ⅱ. weal …   English terms dictionary

  • weal — weal1 [wēl] n. [var. of WALE1] a mark, line, or ridge raised on the skin, as by a blow; welt; wale weal2 [wēl] n. [ME wele < OE wela, wealth, well being, akin to OS: for IE base see WILL1] 1. a sound or prosperous state; well being; welfar …   English World dictionary

  • weal — weal1 [wi:l] (also chiefly Medicine wheal) noun a red, swollen mark left on flesh by a blow or pressure. ↘Medicine a temporarily raised and reddened area of skin, usually accompanied by itching. verb mark with a weal. Origin C19: var. of wale,… …   English new terms dictionary

  • The Bench (Hogarth) — Infobox Painting title=The Bench artist=William Hogarth year=1758 museum=Fitzwilliam Museum city=Cambridge type=Oil on canvas height=14.5 width=18 height inch=5¼ width inch =7 The Bench is the title of both a 1758 oil on canvas painting by the… …   Wikipedia

  • History of Cape Colony from the Second Anglo-Boer War — The Second Anglo Boer War had no sooner commenced with the ultimatum of the Transvaal Republic on 9 October 1899, than Mr Schreiner found himself called upon to deal with the conduct of Cape rebels. The rebels joined the invading forces of… …   Wikipedia

  • Enlightenment II (The French): deism, morality and politics — The French Enlightenment II: deism, morality and politics Peter Jimack One of the most striking features of the French Enlightenment was its hostility to Christianity, especially as represented by the Catholic Church, a hostility which went far… …   History of philosophy


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