public service
- Noun:
- Employment within a government system: The body of government employees, especially those working in the civil service, who are responsible for implementing government policy and administering public programs.
- A service performed for the public benefit: An essential service provided to the general population, often by the government or a regulated private entity, for the welfare of the community or its institutions.
Noun (Government Employment):
- She dedicated her career to public service as a city planner.
- A commission oversees ethics in the public service.
Noun (Beneficial Service):
- Reliable public transportation is a vital public service.
- The law firm does a significant amount of pro bono work as a public service.
"To be in public service": To be employed by the government or a public agency.
- After graduating, he chose to be in public service rather than work for a corporation.
"Public service announcement (PSA)": A message disseminated by the media without charge, with the objective of raising awareness and changing public attitudes toward a social issue.
- The television station aired a public service announcement about fire safety.
Public servant (n): An individual who works for the government or a public agency.
- The mayor described herself as a humble public servant.
Civil service (n): The permanent professional branches of a government's administration, excluding military and judicial branches.
- He entered the civil service through a competitive examination.
- Government work: Employment within the state sector.
- Civil service: The professional body of government employees.
- Utility service: A service like water or electricity provided for public use.
- Community service: Voluntary work intended to help people in a particular area.
Public service broadcasting: A system of television and radio broadcasting financed and controlled by the public, for the public, not for commercial interests.
- The channel is known for its commitment to public service broadcasting.
Public service obligation: A requirement imposed by a government on an organization to provide a service deemed essential for the public.
- The airline operates the unprofitable route under a public service obligation.
- A call to public service: A strong motivation or invitation to work for the government or the common good.
- The president's speech was a call to public service for the nation's youth.
- employment within a government system (especially in the civil service)
- a service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutions