public works
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public works
noun
structures, as roads, dams, or post offices, paid for by government funds for public use.
Origin:
1670–80
1670–80
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| public works | |
| —pl n | |
| engineering projects and other constructions, financed and undertaken by a government for the community | |
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Public works
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
public works definition
Public facilities and improvements financed by the government for the public good. Public works include hospitals, bridges, highways, and dams. These projects may be funded by local, state, or federal appropriations. (See also pork-barrel legislation.)
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Example sentences
Nor is he directly responsible for planning and implementing the public works that they are called on to perform.
We must not imagine that increased taxation and vast public works alone can do the job.
So a wiser approach to public works is slowly taking shape.
The magnificence and splendor of their public works are among the imperishable glories of the ancient republics.
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