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11To make common cause with — Common Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low …
12make common cause — unite in order to achieve a shared aim. → cause …
13make common cause — phrasal to unite to achieve a shared goal …
14make common cause — verb To cooperate, to enter into an alliance for a shared goal …
15make common cause — idi to unite in a joint effort …
16Common Cause (disambiguation) — To make common cause is an idiom meaning to form an alliance, to cooperate towards a common goal . As a proper noun, Common Cause may refer to: Common Cause (U.S. lobbying group), the non partisan lobbying group, or its magazine Common Cause… …
17make common cause with someone — formal to work with another person or group in order to achieve a particular aim …
19make/find common cause — formal : to join together with someone in order to achieve a shared goal He has made common cause with political rivals to defeat the proposed new law. • • • Main Entry: ↑cause …
20make a common cause with — index federalize (associate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …