public policy

noun

: government policies that affect the whole population

a study of public policy

Examples of public policy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Progressives are indeed having a moment in politics, said Chris Zepeda-Millán, a public policy professor at UCLA with expertise in racial and ethnic politics, political activism and social movements. — Linh Tat, Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026

John Breyault is the vice president of public policy, telecommunications, and fraud at the National Consumers League, the nation’s oldest consumer advocacy organization. — Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2026

The other one of us teaches public policy, where the question put to any new program is what would have happened without it. — Ivan Sascha Sheehan, Baltimore Sun, 5 Nov. 2026

The names behind the institutes On the Chronicle’s list, the biggest single gift came from Leonard Schaeffer, the founder of health insurer Wellpoint and a public policy professor at the University of Southern California. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for public policy

• impolicy