Definitions for common ground
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1. common groundnoun

   a basis agreed to by all parties for reaching a mutual understanding

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1. common groundnoun

   A characteristic or interest shared by multiple people or systems; any belief, etc. held in common.

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1. common ground

   Common ground refers to a mutual area of agreement, shared interests, or beliefs among two or more parties. It serves as a platform where conversations, debates, or negotiations can take place with mutual understanding or compromise. Common ground can be in various forms, such as shared values, goals, experiences, or perspectives.

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1. Common ground

   Finding common ground is a technique for facilitating interpersonal relationships. In order to find common ground between parties, participants must search for signals of recognition, which are often subtle and cause for misunderstanding. Generally, smiles, bland faces, or frowns can be the positive, neutral or negative signals. When verbal communication is possible, the participants can speak and then listen. Historically, the commons in many communities were a place which was available to everyone, such as the village pump, or the sidewalk of a road. Thus even for those far from home, the sight of someone familiar only from the commons might be comforting to a homesick or lonely traveller. This effect can be seen in many kinship groups. One measure for interpersonal relationships is warmth. Thus discovery of common ground is commonly cause for comfort and additional happiness among the participants, and is one step on the way to respect or perhaps friendship. However, to some people in small-enough communities, conflict may have occurred between them too often to find common ground, and isolation from each other is the only path toward healing and a healthy relationship. For such people, shunning of the commons is necessary. But if one is forced onto the commons, then a minimal acceptable behavior toward others is necessary when on common ground, as in a truce.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of common ground in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of common ground in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of common ground in a Sentence

1. Jennifer McClellan:

   I learned two things. One, you really need to listen and understand why people believe what they believe, where they are coming from. And when you do that, sometimes you’ll find common ground.

2. Nathan Lents:

   When Christians and evolutionary science find harmony and common ground, or at least a peaceful truce, we can build trust and begin to work together on matters that threaten the healthy, safety, and flourishing of us all, for this reason, I applaud the work that Christian scientists are doing to bring greater acceptance and understanding of science into their communities. We need not be at war with each other.

3. Dean Phillips:

   It does not preclude us from taking elements of it on which we might find common ground.

4. Tim Scott:

   I think we have to continue to find a space of common ground that is as large as possible before surrendering anything, i think there's been like the same group of issues that we've been circling around and so hopefully we'll meet with Tim Scott tomorrow to find out where Tim Scott is.

5. Peter Hancock:

   There is a lot of common ground.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=common ground
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Common_Ground
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=common ground