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public charges

public charges is the plural of public charge.

Meaning of public charge

Noun

public charge (plural public charges)

  1. A person who gets more from welfare programs than they contribute.
    • Earlier this year, amid the challenge to the public charge rule arising from the Covid-19 virus, Chief Justice John Roberts took the lead against immigrant interests yet mollified liberals poised to dissent publicly, CNN’s Joan Biskupic reported this week.2020 July 29, Priscilla Alvarez, “Judge blocks administration from implementing ‘public charge’ rule for immigrants during pandemic”, in CNN

Questions about public charges

What is public charges the plural of?
Public charges is the plural of public charge.

Words near public charges in the dictionary

  1. public bodies
  2. public body
  3. public bookcase
  4. public bookcases
  5. public charge
  6. public charges
  7. public comment
  8. public comments
  9. public convenience
  10. public conveniences
  11. public credit

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