make a common cause with

make a common cause with
index federalize (associate)

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  • make common cause with someone — make common cause with (someone) formal if one group of people makes common cause with another group, they work together in order to achieve something that both groups want. Environment protesters have made common cause with local people to stop… …   New idioms dictionary

  • make common cause with — (someone) formal if one group of people makes common cause with another group, they work together in order to achieve something that both groups want. Environment protesters have made common cause with local people to stop the motorway from being …   New idioms dictionary

  • make/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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • make common cause with — 1. To cast in one s lot with 2. To have the same interest and aims as • • • Main Entry: ↑common …   Useful english dictionary

  • make common cause with somebody — make common ˈcause with sb idiom (formal) to be united with sb about sth that you both agree on, believe in or wish to achieve Main entry: ↑commonidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • make common cause with — index combine (act in concert), cooperate, involve (participate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • To 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To make common cause with — Cause Cause (k[add]z), n. [F. cause, fr. L. causa. Cf. {Cause}, v., {Kickshaw}.] 1. That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist. [1913 Webster] Cause is substance exerting its… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • make common cause with someone — formal to work with another person or group in order to achieve a particular aim …   English dictionary

  • make common cause — (often with with) to unite for a common object • • • Main Entry: ↑cause * * * make common cause (with someone) formal phrase to work together with a person, group etc that you do not usually agree with, in order to achieve a shared aim Several… …   Useful english dictionary

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