public policy

noun

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

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The site pulls from data published by Every Texan, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to social justice and public policy action. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Feb. 2025 Less data, worse public policy? Agencies in the federal government do more with data than collect and collate it. Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2025 Jon Harris Maurer, public policy director for Equality Florida, is tracking the flag bill and another proposal filed Wednesday that takes aim at diversity, equity and inclusion programs at medical schools. Kathryn Varn, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025 Shaun Harper, a USC professor of education, public policy and business, said that interpretation is an overreach. Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2025.

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