public policy

noun

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

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Anyone miserable in their jobs will take some solace from Careless People, a blistering new memoir by Sarah Wynn-Williams, former global public policy director at Facebook (since rebranded as Meta). Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025 Trump’s decision was also celebrated by several public policy organizations and advocacy groups, including the America First Policy Institute, the Heritage Foundation, and Moms for Liberty, among others. Christopher Tremoglie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025 Thousands of students have switched from public to private schools since the beginning of Iowa's new education savings account (ESA) program, according to the Common Sense Institute (CSI), a conservative-leaning public policy organization. Linh Ta, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025 The Three Failures Framework Students taking an introductory public policy course will learn that when the market fails, the government intervenes to correct it. Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 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 2 Apr. 2025.

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