the common/general good | meaning of the common/general good in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe common/general goodthe common/general goodformal the advantage of everyone in society or in a group  countries united for the common good → goodExamples from the Corpusthe common/general good• He was the mandatory of his people, the trustee of the general good.• Surely that is to the general good.