public policy

noun

: government policies that affect the whole population
a study of public policy

Examples of public policy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Lindsay Lewis is executive director of the Progressive Policy Institute, a public policy think tank. Lindsay Lewis, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024 Bruce Fuller, a sociologist, is emeritus professor of education and public policy at UC Berkeley. Bruce Fuller, Orange County Register, 12 May 2024 Brian Tanner, vice president of public policy for the Colorado Association of Realtors, said agents are seeing properties lose coverage or unable to find insurance. Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 11 May 2024 The goal in continuing service on the City Council is to provide leadership that articulates community interests while creating effective public policy to move our neighborhoods and Baltimore City forward. Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024 In: Minnesota Senate Caroline Cummings Caroline Cummings is an Emmy-winning reporter with a passion for covering politics, public policy and government. Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 15 May 2024 Rohan Patel, who was Tesla’s vice president of public policy and business development, traveled to India several times, and Piyush Goyal, India’s commerce minister, visited the Fremont factory in November. Alex Travelli, New York Times, 12 May 2024 It was signed by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., who’s often criticized the fossil fuel industry’s influence on public policy, along with 11 other members of Congress and a member of the European Parliament. Lisa Song, ProPublica, 10 May 2024 An anxious hush of concentration extends from the performers to the audience, who under the guise of watching two HBO stars in a stage classic have been drawn into a riveting public policy dispute with direct application to our own society. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024

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“Public policy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20policy. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.

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