Public services

public service

 
noun
1.
the business of supplying an essential commodity, as gas or electricity, or a service, as transportation, to the general public.
2.
government employment; civil service.
3.
a service to the public rendered without charge by a profit-making organization: This radio program has been brought to you as a public service.
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Origin:
1560–70
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