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public interest

–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


public-interest, adjective
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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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