public policy

noun

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

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During the talk, Brooks joked about the seeming incongruity of teaching courses in emotional realism under the shingle of a public policy school. Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026 Anne VanderWeele is public policy co-chair of the Chicago Alliance for Collaborative Effort and vice president of policy at New Moms. Monique B. Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 Goel, who teaches public policy, will serve as an adviser to the committee while Cholas-Wood, who specializes in computational science, will support implementation of the Fourteenth Amendment compliance plan. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026 Organizations such as the AAP thus have a critical role to play at the interface of public policy and patients. Professor David R. Hill, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 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 26 Apr. 2026.

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