public service
noun
1
: the business of supplying a commodity (such as electricity or gas) or service (such as transportation) to any or all members of a community
2
: a service rendered in the public interest
3
: governmental employment
especially
: civil service
Examples of public service in a Sentence
The cost of public services is on the rise.
The station is running antismoking commercials as a public service.
The company is heavily involved in public service.
He works in public service.
She has devoted her life to public service.
Recent Examples on the Web
The country’s main public service broadcaster also instituted special protocols that mean journalists need special approval in order to use the app for reporting purposes following a warning from Denmark’s Center for Cybersecurity.
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Anna Gordon, TIME, 25 Apr. 2024
The Biden administration did something similar with public service loan forgiveness: making sure more borrowers' payments counted toward the total required by relaxing rigid paperwork rules and including more types of payment plans into the total count.
—Monica Potts, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Last month, Mahan hosted officials from the White House and local governments across the country for a virtual forum on using AI to improve public services.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
That’s why independent public service journalism is so important to society.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024
Terry said, referring to an old public service announcement.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2024
His lifetime of public service sprang from an effort to keep his beloved Covington neighborhood, Latonia, safe from pollution.
—The Enquirer, 16 Apr. 2024
Bragg was on a break from public service, teaching at New York Law School.
—Michael Rothfeld Emily Woo Zeller Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Biden appeared to reference Trump's moment in his Monday morning public service announcement about proper eyewear.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Anna Gordon, TIME, 25 Apr. 2024
The Biden administration did something similar with public service loan forgiveness: making sure more borrowers' payments counted toward the total required by relaxing rigid paperwork rules and including more types of payment plans into the total count.
—Monica Potts, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Last month, Mahan hosted officials from the White House and local governments across the country for a virtual forum on using AI to improve public services.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
That’s why independent public service journalism is so important to society.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024
Terry said, referring to an old public service announcement.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2024
His lifetime of public service sprang from an effort to keep his beloved Covington neighborhood, Latonia, safe from pollution.
—The Enquirer, 16 Apr. 2024
Bragg was on a break from public service, teaching at New York Law School.
—Michael Rothfeld Emily Woo Zeller Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Biden appeared to reference Trump's moment in his Monday morning public service announcement about proper eyewear.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Public service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20service. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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