public works
plural noun
: works (such as schools, highways, docks) constructed for public use or enjoyment especially when financed and owned by the government
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Franklin Roosevelt also worked within the constitutional system to expand the role of the federal government in the New Deal, a series of domestic public works programs in the 1930s.
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Jeffrey Schmitt, The Conversation, 28 Feb. 2025
However, the site, which is zoned for housing, has been proposed for many other uses over the years, including everything from a library to a public works yard.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
On the docket for next week: Once more with feeling: The council’s transportation and public works committees meet jointly on Wednesday to discuss the effort to implement Measure HLA, the bus and bike lane measure.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
At the Village Board meeting, the village’s communications person, public works director and fire chief presented a summary of the the broken water main incident and how the village addressed it in the days afterward.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
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Jeffrey Schmitt, The Conversation, 28 Feb. 2025
However, the site, which is zoned for housing, has been proposed for many other uses over the years, including everything from a library to a public works yard.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
On the docket for next week: Once more with feeling: The council’s transportation and public works committees meet jointly on Wednesday to discuss the effort to implement Measure HLA, the bus and bike lane measure.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
At the Village Board meeting, the village’s communications person, public works director and fire chief presented a summary of the the broken water main incident and how the village addressed it in the days afterward.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Public works.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20works. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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