public assistance

noun

: government aid to needy, aged, or disabled persons and to dependent children

Examples of public assistance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Olathe Police Department is seeking public assistance in locating a missing man who was last seen walking along 123rd Street Monday. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026

In the end, the provision was stripped from a wide-ranging public assistance bill. — Natalie Krebs, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

Other acceptable photo IDs include retirement center, neighborhood association, public assistance, veteran health or government employee IDs. — Ruth Abramovitz, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is asking for public assistance in identifying a man, who is accused of robbing a bank in Miami Lakes. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for public assistance

• coexistence
• nonexistence
• consistence
• desistance
• existence
• insistence
• persistence
• resistance
• subsistence
• distance
• magnetoresistance