public policy

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noun

the fundamental policy on which laws rest, especially policy not yet enunciated in specific rules.

Law. the principle that injury to the public good or public order constitutes a basis for setting aside, or denying effect to, acts or transactions.

Origin of public policy

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby public policy

public offering, public officer, public opinion, public-opinion poll, public ownership, public policy, public prosecutor, Public Record Office, public relations, public room, public sale

Example sentences from the Web for public policy

Can a word like “hate,” packed with visceral connotations, be part of a civilized debate about a public-policy issue?
Is the Family Research Council Really a Hate Group?|David Sessions|August 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Calling Jim Manzi, author of the new book about the need for public-policy testing, Uncontrolled!
What’s Right and Wrong in the Ryan Plan|David Frum|August 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Democrats are actually concerned with trying to address a public-policy problem in a responsible way.
Michael Tomasky on the Audacity of GOP Dopes on Health Care|Michael Tomasky|May 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The Daily Beast queried seven law and public-policy experts on where they think the justices are likely to land.
7 Experts Try to Read Supreme Court Health-Care Tea Leaves|Matthew DeLuca|March 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST

From a public-policy perspective, we have much more ability to affect school and teacher quality than parent quality.
John Legend: Bill Maher, You're Wrong on Education|John Legend|March 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST

单词	public policy
释义	public policy SEE SYNONYMS FOR public policy ON THESAURUS.COM noun the fundamental policy on which laws rest, especially policy not yet enunciated in specific rules. Law. the principle that injury to the public good or public order constitutes a basis for setting aside, or denying effect to, acts or transactions. Origin of public policy First recorded in 1775–85 Words nearby public policy public offering, public officer, public opinion, public-opinion poll, public ownership, public policy, public prosecutor, Public Record Office, public relations, public room, public sale Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for public policy Can a word like “hate,” packed with visceral connotations, be part of a civilized debate about a public-policy issue? Is the Family Research Council Really a Hate Group?\|David Sessions\|August 17, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Calling Jim Manzi, author of the new book about the need for public-policy testing, Uncontrolled! What’s Right and Wrong in the Ryan Plan\|David Frum\|August 11, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Democrats are actually concerned with trying to address a public-policy problem in a responsible way. Michael Tomasky on the Audacity of GOP Dopes on Health Care\|Michael Tomasky\|May 31, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The Daily Beast queried seven law and public-policy experts on where they think the justices are likely to land. 7 Experts Try to Read Supreme Court Health-Care Tea Leaves\|Matthew DeLuca\|March 29, 2012\|DAILY BEAST From a public-policy perspective, we have much more ability to affect school and teacher quality than parent quality. John Legend: Bill Maher, You're Wrong on Education\|John Legend\|March 16, 2010\|DAILY BEAST
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