public policy

noun

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

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The Asheville Citizen Times asked a public policy expert about the shutdown. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025 Moreover, Markey would likely paint the primary challenge against him as motivated only by raw political ambition, not public policy and legislative acumen. David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025 Ali Hard, director of public policy for the National WIC Association, told ABC News on Tuesday that WIC recipients may start to see their benefits impacted after the first or second week of the shutdown. Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025 Kyle Zebley is the senior vice president of public policy at the American Telemedicine Association. Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 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 7 Oct. 2025.

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