public policy

noun

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

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The Penn Wharton Budget Model, a nonpartisan research initiative focused on public policy analysis, estimated Friday that businesses could be owed up to $165 billion in tariff refunds. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026 Randy Collins, an associate director of public policy and advocacy for the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, said his organization isn’t opposed to the bill language. Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026 States are protecting tens of billions of dollars in casino revenues, but have also cast a public policy eye on the rise of teen gambling. Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 17 Feb. 2026 Policymakers are interested too, debating whether public policy and taxpayer money should be used to propel off-site construction from niche application to a regular, if not dominant, feature of the industry. Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 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 22 Feb. 2026.

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