public policy

noun

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

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Lehman joins the company after the departure of DeDe Lea, the longtime head of global public policy and government relations. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026 Professor Don Moynihan is an expert in the history of public policy, and teaches at the University of Michigan. Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026 Warsh would later go on to study public policy at Stanford and law at Harvard before climbing the ranks of Morgan Stanley. Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026 Oklahoma lawmakers have introduced several bills in advance of the 2026 legislative session aimed at regulating the use of artificial intelligence in political advertising, public policy and placing limits on AI usage for children. Dylan Goforth, The Frontier, 28 Jan. 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 7 Feb. 2026.

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