public policy

noun

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

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Backers of Rx Kids, including lawmakers, participating moms, a funder and a leader from a Catholic public policy nonprofit, endorsed the program at a Senate committee hearing on Aug. 12. Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 13 Aug. 2025 From a public policy perspective, the study highlights the importance of tracking the long-term health effects of cannabis, especially as legalization and normalization continue to spread. New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2025 The forum, moderated by Marquette Law School senior fellow in law and public policy Alan Borsuk, was designed to foster an exchange of ideas among people invested in public education. Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025 The facilitators divided respondents into categories by industry – government/public policy, investor/capital markets, corporate/ business, civil society – based on how respondents self-identified. Joan Michelson, Forbes.com, 21 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.

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