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121public discussion — noun free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion • Syn: ↑ventilation • Derivationally related forms: ↑ventilate (for: ↑ventilation) …
122public service — noun Date: circa 1576 1. the business of supplying a commodity (as electricity or gas) or service (as transportation) to any or all members of a community 2. a service rendered in the public interest 3. governmental employment; especially civil… …
123public figure — noun A famous person whose life is the subject of public interest …
124public-service broadcasting — The idea that radio and television should not be commercial, but used in the public interest to educate, inform and entertain. When the BBC was established, the idea was that its primary function should be educative. Lord Reith, the first… …
125public activity — work for the public interest, social involvement …
126public prosecutor — noun Brit. a law officer who conducts criminal proceedings on behalf of the state or in the public interest …
127public charity — Any real charity, the word charity implying public interest or welfare. 15 Am J2d Char § 6. A charity for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons. 51 Am J1st Tax § 601 …
128Public choice theory — Public choice in economic theory is the use of modern economic tools to study problems that are traditionally in the province of political science. (A more general term is political economy , an earlier name for economics that evokes its… …
