| public service | employment within a government system (especially in the civil service) |
| public office | a position concerning the people as a whole |
iontophoresis
ionic medication
iontotherapy
electromotive drug administration
EMDA | therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues |
| administration judicature | the act of meting out justice according to the law |
| administration giving medication | the act of administering medication |
indecent exposure
public nudity | vulgar and offensive nakedness in a public place |
social welfare
welfare
public assistance | governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need, she lives on welfare |
initial public offering
IPO
initial offering | a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public |
government
governing
governance
government activity
administration | the act of governing, exercising authority, regulations for the governing of state prisons, he had considerable experience of government |
administration
disposal | a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) |
riot
public violence | a public act of violence by an unruly mob |
| community service public service | a service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutions |
agora
public square | a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece |
| efficiency apartment | a furnished apartment with a kitchenette and bathroom |
public address system
P.A. system
PA system
P.A.
PA | an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas |
public house
pub
saloon pothouse
gin mill
taphouse | tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms, often provides light meals |
public toilet
comfort station
public convenience
convenience public lavatory
restroom
toilet facility
wash room | a toilet that is available to the public |
| public transit | a public transportation system for moving passengers |
| public transport | conveyance for passengers or mail or freight |
| public works | structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use |
| public easement | any easement enjoyed by the public in general (as the public's right to use public streets) |
| right to speedy and public trial by jury | a civil right guaranteed by the th amendment to the US Constitution |
public knowledge
general knowledge | knowledge that is available to anyone |
| efficiency | skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort, she did the work with great efficiency |
poll
opinion poll
public opinion poll
canvass | an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people |
public nuisance
common nuisance | a nuisance that unreasonably interferes with a right that is common to the general public, a public nuisance offends the public at large |
public opinion
popular opinion
opinion vox populi | a belief or sentiment shared by most people, the voice of the people, he asked for a poll of public opinion |
dissemination
airing
public exposure
spreading | the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate |
press
public press | the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines |
| letters of administration | legal document naming someone to administer an estate when no executor has been named |
| public law | a law affecting the public at large |
occupational safety and health act
federal job safety law | a law passed by the United States Congress that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment |
Master in Business
Master in Business Administration
MBA | a master's degree in business |
| Master in Public Affairs | a master's degree in questions of public concern |
Doctor of Public Health
DPH | a doctor's degree in preventive medicine |
performance
public presentation | a dramatic or musical entertainment, they listened to ten different performances, the play ran for performances, the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity |
public discussion
ventilation | free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest, such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion |
lecture
public lecture
talk | a speech that is open to the public, he attended a lecture on telecommunications |
public speaking
speechmaking
speaking
oral presentation | delivering an address to a public audience, people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking |
debate
disputation
public debate | the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote) |
public relations
PR | a promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution |
| public | a body of people sharing some common interest, the reading public |
| public library | a nonprofit library maintained for public use |
| federal government | a government with strong central powers |
federal department
federal office
department of the federal government | a department of the federal government of the United States |
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA | an independent agency of the United States government that provides a single point of accountability for all federal emergency preparedness and mitigation and response activities |
Food and Drug Administration
FDA | a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and healthelated products |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA | an independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight |
National Archives and Records Administration
NARA | the independent agency that oversees management of federal government records including presidential libraries and historic collections |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA | an agency in the Department of Commerce that maps the oceans and conserves their living resources, predicts changes to the earth's environment, provides weather reports and forecasts floods and hurricanes and other natural disasters related to weather |