public policy

noun

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

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The World dimension of 3D leadership is about systems: supply chains, alliances, governance, and public policy. Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025 However, Heath Brown, associate professor of public policy at City University of New York said politics was too unpredictable at the moment to make strong predictions. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025 Sadly, this claim misrepresents research, and this script (which is recited by a series of child narrators) will only contribute to the misinformation about child maltreatment that seems to be guiding public sentiment and public policy. Emily Putnam-Hornstein and Naomi Schaefer Riley, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025 The chamber’s public policy committee has had success recently, persuading the City Council to adopt changes in licensing for contractors and other requirements. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 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 23 Apr. 2025.

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