in the national/public interest
idiom
: likely to help the nation/public
a policy that is not in the national/public interest
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With his embrace of tariffs and a foreign policy more openly grounded in the national interest, Trump can even be said to be purging consensuses on how things are done that have dominated Washington for decades.
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Varad Mehta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
While government efficiency is undoubtedly in the public interest, so too is how the same public data is used.
—Lauren Coulman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The belief that government doesn’t act in the public interest and must be challenged by citizen activists and journalists took hold in progressive circles for good reason — the government often wasn’t acting in the public interest.
—Rachel Cohen, Vox, 18 Feb. 2025
In 1951, our Legislature gave the Florida Public Service Commission exclusive authority to regulate electric utilities in the public interest.
—Julie Topf, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2025
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Varad Mehta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
While government efficiency is undoubtedly in the public interest, so too is how the same public data is used.
—Lauren Coulman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The belief that government doesn’t act in the public interest and must be challenged by citizen activists and journalists took hold in progressive circles for good reason — the government often wasn’t acting in the public interest.
—Rachel Cohen, Vox, 18 Feb. 2025
In 1951, our Legislature gave the Florida Public Service Commission exclusive authority to regulate electric utilities in the public interest.
—Julie Topf, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2025
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“In the national/public interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20national%2Fpublic%20interest. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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