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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pub′lic serv′ice, - Governmentthe business of supplying an essential commodity, as gas or electricity, or a service, as transportation, to the general public.
- Governmentgovernment employment;
civil service. - Governmenta service to the public rendered without charge by a profit-making organization:This radio program has been brought to you as a public service.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: public service n - Austral NZ 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 equivalent: civil service
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