Definition of "commonsense" [commonsense]

• Having or exhibiting native good judgment: "commonsense scholarship on the foibles and oversights of a genius” ( Times Literary Supplement). (adjective)

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• "LOTHIAN: So, in a little-noticed memo sent around last month, the Office of Management and Budget made what it calls commonsense changes to provide more accurate data."
• "She was defending what she calls commonsense conservatism."
• "CROWLEY: In five stops through southeastern Missouri, Talent mentioned same-sex marriage and abortion in most of them, reaching out to the base with what he calls commonsense Missouri values."