COMMONS

Commons

Commons refers to the cultural and natural resources accessible to all members of a society, including natural materials such as air, water, and a habitable earth. These resources are held in common, not owned privately. The resources held in common can include everything from natural resources and common land to software. The commons contains public property and private property, over which people have certain traditional rights. When commonly held property is transformed into private property this process alternatively is termed "enclosure" or more commonly, "privatization." A person who has a right in, or over, common land jointly with ...

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commons

Noun

  1. A dining hall, usually at a college or university.
  2. A central section of (usually an older) town, designated as a shared area, a common.
    The Renaissance festival started with the "peasants" meeting in the commons.
    The commons is the green space surrounded by the village hall, the school, and the church.
    The commons of New England towns are important contributors to their charm.
  3. The mutual good of all; the abstract concept of resources shared by more than one, for example air, water, information.
    "The tragedy of the commons" is that none wish to make sacrifices of their or their family's interests for the common good.


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