Commons vs Township - What's the difference?
commons | township |
A dining hall, usually at a college or university.
A central section of (usually an older) town, designated as a shared area, a common.
(figuratively) The mutual good of all; the abstract concept of resources shared by more than one, for example air, water, information.
The territory of a town; a subdivision of a county.
An area set aside for nonwhite occupation.
A nonwhite (usually subeconomic) area attached to a city.
* 1972', ''Daily Dispatch'': "In addition, the council has completed the planning of a new Coloured '''township''' on the site of the existing African ' township "
As a proper noun commons
is (politics) the house of commons, part of the parliament under the westminister system of parliamentary democracy.As a noun township is
the territory of a town; a subdivision of a county.commons
English
Noun
(head)- 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.
- "The tragedy of the commons " is that none wish to make sacrifices of their or their family's interests for the common good.