PUBLICSERVICE

Public service

A public service is a service which is provided by government to people living within its jurisdiction, either directly or by financing private provision of services. The term is associated with a social consensus that certain services should be available to all, regardless of income. Even where public services are neither publicly provided nor publicly financed, for social and political reasons they are usually subject to regulation going beyond that applying to most economic sectors. Public service is also a course that can be studied at a college and/or university.

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public service

Noun

  1. A service asserted to be for the public good provided by a for-profit enterprise or trade association.
    This has been a public service announcement from the Advertising Council.
  2. A service, usually provided by the government, for the general public or its specific section.


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