public policy

noun

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

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Ariel Kalil is a professor and Susan Mayer is a professor emerita of public policy at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. Ariel Kalil, Washington Post, 23 June 2026 The package focuses on addressing housing supply constraints and making federal programs easier to use, said David Gonzalez Rice, senior vice president of public policy at the National Low Income Housing Coalition. Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026 Because data centers tend to be built in clusters where public policy is forgiving and resources plentiful, the bulk of Americans who share their neighborhood with server farms live in a relatively small handful of states, such as Virginia and Texas. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 22 June 2026 At the end of May, the future queen graduated from Harvard University after completing her two-year master's degree in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School. Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for public policy

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“Public policy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20policy. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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