public service

NOUN

government employment or appointment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

civil service

WEAK

benevolences good works philanthropies public life works

Example Sentences

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Schools and public services struggle to keep pace.

From The Wall Street Journal

His record of public service is, if nothing else, more colorful than Mr. Cornyn’s.

From The Wall Street Journal

That's while warning of the lowered performance of public services since the pandemic, measured by key indicators pointing in the wrong direction.

From BBC

The Society of Publishers in Asia gave Drew and his colleagues its public service journalism award for their reporting on the origins of Covid-19.

From The Wall Street Journal

They are calling for some public sector workers, including nurses, police officers and teachers, to have a proportion of their debt written off after 10 years of public service.

From BBC