"common cause" meaning in All languages combined

See common cause on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: common causes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} common cause (countable and uncountable, plural common causes)
  1. A shared purpose. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a shared purpose): обща цел (obšta cel) [feminine] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-common_cause-en-noun-CCP-NDKP Disambiguation of 'a shared purpose': 96 4
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see common, cause. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: make common cause
    Sense id: en-common_cause-en-noun-DqdLpnoX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 22 78

Inflected forms

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