common ground
Use Common ground in a sentencecommon ground
noun
a foundation of common interest or comprehension, as in a social relationship or a discussion.
Origin:
1925–30
1925–30
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| common ground | |
| —n | |
| an agreed basis, accepted by both or all parties, for identifying issues in an argument | |
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Common ground
is always a great word to know.
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
common ground
Shared beliefs or interests, a foundation for mutual understanding. For example, The European Union is struggling to find common ground for establishing a single currency. [1920s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
The three books have much common ground, are well written and contain much diligent research.
As is usually the case, there's more common ground than you probably realize.
The two countries have some common ground about what happened.
There was a sudden outbreak of talk about common ground.
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