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public service

noun

  1. the business of supplying an essential commodity, as gas or electricity, or a service, as transportation, to the general public.
  2. government employment; civil service.
  3. a service to the public rendered without charge by a profit-making organization:

    This radio program has been brought to you as a public service.



public service

noun

    1. government employment
    2. the management and administration of the affairs of a political unit, esp the civil service
    1. a service provided for the community

      buses provide a public service

    2. ( as modifier )

      a public-service announcement

  1. the service responsible for the public administration of the government of a country. It excludes the legislative, judicial, and military branches. Members of the public service have no official political allegiance and are not generally affected by changes of governments British equivalentcivil service
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of public service1

First recorded in 1560–70
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The Treasury said the billions raised will be spent on public services, including the NHS.

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But the ANC argued that a VAT increase - set at 0.5% this year and a further 0.5% next year - was necessary to raise revenue, and to offer public services such as health and education.

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Speaking to a crowd of activists at the same event, Deputy Leader Angela Rayner said Conservative councils had "let public services crumble".

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The main objective of the VAT policy is to raise additional tax revenue to invest in public services, "including the state education system", the government argued.

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“Those of us who have worked with Bill can attest to this commitment to public service and making the people of this district safe,†he wrote.

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