public service
noun
1
: the business of supplying a commodity (such as electricity or gas) or service (such as transportation) to any or all members of a community
2
: a service rendered in the public interest
3
: governmental employment
especially
: civil service
Examples of public service in a Sentence
The cost of public services is on the rise.
The station is running antismoking commercials as a public service.
The company is heavily involved in public service.
He works in public service.
She has devoted her life to public service.
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Perkins Coie said in a filing that 24 of its lawyers and business professionals hold security clearances, including 12 who were granted them because of their former military or other public service backgrounds.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2025
And bringing historic levels of diversity to public service, including early support of President Barack Obama and securing the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
—Dick Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
Originally collected to facilitate health care, eligibility for services and the administration of public services, this information is now shared across government agencies and with private companies, reshaping the infrastructure of public services into a mechanism of control.
—Nicole M. Bennett, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2025
After high school, Higuchi ended up working in public service, with Japan’s post services, but knew deep down that his calling was in the creative world.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2025
And bringing historic levels of diversity to public service, including early support of President Barack Obama and securing the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
—Dick Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
Originally collected to facilitate health care, eligibility for services and the administration of public services, this information is now shared across government agencies and with private companies, reshaping the infrastructure of public services into a mechanism of control.
—Nicole M. Bennett, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2025
After high school, Higuchi ended up working in public service, with Japan’s post services, but knew deep down that his calling was in the creative world.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Public service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20service. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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