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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Some Saratoga residents backed renewing the city’s public service contract with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office as councilmembers continued to keep their policing options open amid budget constraints.
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Inspired by figures like Jack Greenberg, the longtime head of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Dan chose public service, centering his path on helping the underserved while challenging entrenched systems of inequality.
—Joel Rubin, New York Daily News, 9 June 2026
His initiatives to combat child malnutrition, improve public transportation and public services solidified his social democratic credentials.
—Kaya Genç, The Dial, 9 June 2026
Ira Mehlman, spokesperson for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, said Tuesday that noncitizens who pay taxes benefit from public services, and temporary status serves as a probationary period until people take an oath to become citizens.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Inspired by figures like Jack Greenberg, the longtime head of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Dan chose public service, centering his path on helping the underserved while challenging entrenched systems of inequality.
—Joel Rubin, New York Daily News, 9 June 2026
His initiatives to combat child malnutrition, improve public transportation and public services solidified his social democratic credentials.
—Kaya Genç, The Dial, 9 June 2026
Ira Mehlman, spokesperson for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, said Tuesday that noncitizens who pay taxes benefit from public services, and temporary status serves as a probationary period until people take an oath to become citizens.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
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“Public service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20service. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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