public interest
the welfare or well-being of the general public; commonwealth: health programs that directly affect the public interest.
appeal or relevance to the general populace: a news story of public interest.
Origin of public interest
1Other words from public interest
- public-interest, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use public interest in a sentence
While public interest in Ebola continues to dwindle, the epidemic itself continues to soar.
Few, if any were ever awaited with greater public interest than this one.
The assumptions of the “regulation as public interest” crowd undermine their stated conclusions.
The Best Regulator? That’s Easy. It’s the Market. | Veronique de Rugy | October 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe “Sunday Mirror” says it was in the ‘public interest’ to entrap a Conservative MP in an elaborate sex sting.
U.K. Tabloid Absurdly Claims ‘Public Interest’ Served in Politician’s Sex Sting | Lizzie Crocker | September 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe journal and publisher believe that its continued availability may not be in the public interest.
Both in England and America the public interest in Tchaikovsky seemed to be steadily increasing.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyNo political question was exciting public interest, and the borough elections were decided rather by money than by measures.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William HuntThe question was not at that time exciting much public interest.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William HuntIt became evident that the trial would last a long time and public interest in it soon flagged.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William HuntHe would have conquered a true leadership and advanced a public interest while upbuilding his party.
The Onlooker, Volume 1, Part 2 | Various
Browse