public policy

noun

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

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Not everyone is at equal risk and public policy should reflect that reality. Rob Stein, NPR, 20 May 2025 Zuri Primos — Breaking News Zuri Primos is a sophomore at Dillard University majoring in communication and minoring in urban studies and public policy. Hannah Wise, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025 Kim Johnson, public policy manager at the National Low Income Housing Coalition, said transgender people experience homelessness at a disproportionately higher rate despite being less than 1% of the general population. Heather Hollingsworth, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025 Yet when students encounter math through real-world issues — like voting systems, public policy or social justice — their perspective shifts. Vicki Abeles, Mercury News, 7 May 2025 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 May. 2025.

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