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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In a statement to the Daily News announcing her endorsement, Velazquez credited Brannan’s push as City Council Finance Committee chairman to reverse budget cuts to libraries and other public services enacted by Mayor Adams over the past few years.
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
Having the infrastructure in place could allow public services to be distributed more effectively.
—Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Vought's plans target welfare programs and push for work requirements for food stamp recipients, alongside proposals to limit Medicaid and end public service student loan forgiveness.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Peabody, which is based at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia, honors programming in the categories of entertainment, documentary, news, podcast/radio, arts, children’s and youth, immersive and interactive media, and public service programming.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
Having the infrastructure in place could allow public services to be distributed more effectively.
—Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Vought's plans target welfare programs and push for work requirements for food stamp recipients, alongside proposals to limit Medicaid and end public service student loan forgiveness.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Peabody, which is based at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia, honors programming in the categories of entertainment, documentary, news, podcast/radio, arts, children’s and youth, immersive and interactive media, and public service programming.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for public service
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“Public service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20service. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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