public service
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public service
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public services
public service
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public services
Britannica Dictionary definition of PUBLIC SERVICE
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the business of supplying something (such as electricity, gas, or transportation) to the members of a community
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The cost of public services is on the rise.
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something that is done to help people rather than to make a profit
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The station is running antismoking commercials as a public service.
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The company is heavily involved in public service.
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The TV station showed a public service announcement [=an announcement made for the good of the public] on drunk driving.
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work that someone does as part of a government
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the work done by public servants
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He works in public service.
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She has devoted her life to public service.
