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public works

noun as in government-funded construction

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Nearly a year and a half later, the sprung structure tent sits unused at a public works facility.

In Pierce County, Washington, public works crews used sand and water trucks to control temperatures on the roads.

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Before the city made cuts to its public works staffing, those requests took seven working days.

Greens also were less than enthusiastic about new massive public works.

By April 17, Warhol had written a letter to the Department of Public Works authorizing that the mural be painted over.

The Affordable Care Act is the single most important public works program of the Obama administration.

The Public Works Administration was a centerpiece of the New Deal.

On July 8, 1933, Ickes was named to the post of Federal Emergency Administrator of Public Works.

These assets do not include new legislative buildings or other public works.

The labourers on the public works were paid from one shilling to one shilling and sixpence per day.

The Roman Catholic chapels, and the ways of access to them, were also treated as "public works."

By donations for public works, and "general presentments," Sir Robert Peel also prepared for the coming disaster.

In the process of time, the State failed to procure money to carry on the public works.

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On this page you'll find 2 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to public works, such as: construction projects, and publicly funded construction.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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