public policy

noun

: government policies that affect the whole population
a study of public policy

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After his time as president, though, Carter was respected for his humanitarian work, including building thousands of houses for Habitat for Humanity and founding the Carter Center to address national and international issues of public policy. Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 As public policy, the Social Security Fairness Act is a massive disappointment. Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025 Kaplan joined Facebook in 2011, and became the company’s VP of global public policy in 2014. Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025 The changes in Meta’s public policy and lobbying team come as corporations in general are prepping their shops for the incoming Donald Trump administration and Republican majority. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for public policy 

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“Public policy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20policy. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.

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