Definition

1. Noun:
   • Public interest; public benefit: The common good or welfare of a community or society as a whole. It refers to activities, works, or services that are for the collective advantage and not for private profit.
   • Compulsory public labor (historical): Under certain historical regimes, this referred to a mandatory contribution of labor days or a monetary equivalent to the local authority for public works.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các dự án xây dựng công viên phục vụ công ích. (Park construction projects serve the public interest.)
  • Mọi người đều có trách nhiệm đóng góp cho công ích. (Everyone has a responsibility to contribute to the public good.)
  • Dưới chế độ cũ, nông dân phải nộp thuế công ích. (Under the old regime, farmers had to pay a public benefit tax.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used in legal and administrative contexts to describe organizations or sectors (e.g., - public utility organization) that operate for societal welfare rather than commercial gain.
• It can imply a moral or civic duty to act for the benefit of the community.

Variants and Related Words

• Vì công ích (prep. phrase): for the public good.

  • Họ làm việc đó hoàn toàn vì công ích. (They did that work entirely for the public good.)

• Lao động công ích (n): community service; compulsory public work.

  • Bản án bao gồm một trăm giờ lao động công ích. (The sentence includes one hundred hours of community service.)

Synonyms

• Public good: That which benefits society collectively.
• Commonweal: The welfare of the public.
• Public welfare: The health, happiness, and fortunes of the community.

Related Idioms

• Làm việc công ích: to do public service work.

  • Cựu chiến binh tích cực tham gia làm việc công ích. (The veteran actively participates in public service work.)

• Tinh thần công ích: public spirit; a sense of civic duty.

  • Chúng ta cần phát huy tinh thần công ích trong cộng đồng. (We need to promote a public spirit within the community.)

noun

1. public interest; public benefit