Definitions for public service
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pub′lic serv′ice(n.)
the business of supplying an essential commodity, as electricity, or a service, as transportation, to the general public.
Category: Government
government employment; civil service.
Category: Government
a service to the public rendered without charge by a profit-making organization.
Category: Government
Princeton's WordNet
community service, public service(noun)
a service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutions
public service(noun)
employment within a government system (especially in the civil service)
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
public service(noun)ˈpʌb lɪk li
a service paid for by a government
public services such as garbage collection and transportation
public serviceˈpʌb lɪk li
work done to help a community, often for little or no pay
The group cleans the park as a public service.; a life dedicated to public service
public serviceˈpʌb lɪk li
the government and its divisions
The state does not pay its public service workers enough.
Wiktionary
public service(Noun)
A service asserted to be for the public good provided by a for-profit enterprise or trade association.
public service(Noun)
A service, usually provided by the government, for the general public or its specific section.
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