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public policy

/pʌb.lɪk ˈpɔ.lɪ.si/

public policy noun: the set of policies (laws, plans, actions, behaviors) of a government; plans and methods of action that govern that society; a system of laws, courses of action, and priorities directing a government action.

Noun

public policy (countable and uncountable, plural public policies)

  1. The set of policies (laws, plans, actions, behaviors) of a government; plans and methods of action that govern that society; a system of laws, courses of action, and priorities directing a government action.
    • "The licensee exceeding the use restrictions would argue that it violates public policy to enforce the restrictions and therefore that state contract law may not impose liability for their violation."1993 Henry H. Perritt, Jr. "Knowbots, Permissions Headers and Contract Law", paper for the conference on Technological Strategies for Protecting Intellectual Property in the Networked Multimedia...
    • "Construction contract provisions against public policy.
    • "(A) Any provision of a construction contract, agreement, or understanding that waives rights under a surety bond is void and unenforceable as against public policy."2001 Ohio Revised Code TITLE [41] XLI LABOR AND INDUSTRY» CHAPTER 4113: MISCELLANEOUS LABOR PROVISIONS 4113.62

public policy meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Thai

public policy in Tamil

பொதுக் கொள்கை

public policy in Kannada

ಲೋಕಕಲ್ಯಾಣ ನೀತಿ

public policy in Thai

set of government policies
นโยบายสาธารณะ ná-yoo-baai-sǎa-taa-rá-ná

Forms of public policy

pluralpublic policies

Questions about public policy

What does public policy mean?
Public policy means the set of policies (laws, plans, actions, behaviors) of a government; plans and methods of action that govern that society; a system of laws, courses of action, and priorities directing a government action.
What is public policy in Tamil?
Public policy in Tamil is பொதுக் கொள்கை. See Public policy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is public policy?
Public policy is a noun.
How do you pronounce public policy?
Public policy is pronounced /pʌb.lɪk ˈpɔ.lɪ.si/.
What is the plural of public policy?
The plural of public policy is public policies.

Words near public policy in the dictionary

  1. public orators
  2. public ownership
  3. public place
  4. public places
  5. public policies
  6. public policy
  7. public pretender
  8. public pretenders
  9. public private partnership
  10. public private partnerships
  11. public properties

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Adapted from Wiktionary: public policy (page history and authors); public policy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); public policy (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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