public policy

noun

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

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Profit margins for banks and card networks, and there is no compelling public policy reason to protect those. Carter Dougherty, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026 Conor Durkin provides public policy analysis about Chicago on Substack at A City That Works. John Cullerton, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026 Good and bad ideas come from all sides of the political spectrum, and hyper-partisans who don’t understand that are unable to see the full range of options when making public policy. Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2026 Christopher Davis, a former Republican state legislator who returned to the Capitol on Wednesday as CBIA’s public policy director, noted that the tax savings will be capped at $25 million for the small businesses. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 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 12 Feb. 2026.

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