What is the Latin word for common good?

The usual Latin words for “common good” are salūs, cōnsulō, cōnsultō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“common good” in Latin

salūssafety; security; health, well-being, welfare; salvation, deliverance cōnsulōto consult, seek counsel from, take counsel from; to deliberate; to reflect upon, deliberate over, think (something) ove cōnsultōto consider, reflect, deliberate; to consult, deliberate, take counsel; to take care

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

common good

res publica: salus: to consult for the common good, in commune conferre, consulere, or consultare.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for common good?: The usual Latin words for “common good” are salūs, cōnsulō, cōnsultō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.