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public interest

 
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–noun
1. the welfare or well-being of the general public; commonwealth: health programs that directly affect the public interest.
2. appeal or relevance to the general populace: a news story of public interest.
Origin:
1670–80

Related forms:
public-interest, adjective
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Public Interest
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public interest  
n.  

  1. The well-being of the general public; the commonweal.

  2. The attention of the people with respect to events.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry: public interest
see INTEREST 3a
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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