public policy

noun

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

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The stakes are far too high to let financial interests dictate public policy outcomes. Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024 Karthik Ramanna is a professor of business and public policy at University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government and was previously a professor and the Marvin Bower Fellow at Harvard Business School. Karthik Ramanna, Harvard Business Review, 3 Dec. 2024 Whatever noble intentions Kim Leadbeater and her supporters may harbor, public policy must be evaluated by a concrete evaluation of its likely consequences. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024 The industry itself has a responsibility to address AI's broader implications, particularly in sensitive areas such as military applications, healthcare, and public policy. Max (chong) Li, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024 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 21 Dec. 2024.

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