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public service

 
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–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.
Origin:
1560–70
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public service  
n.  

  1. Employment within a governmental system, especially within the civil service.

  2. A service performed for the benefit of the public, especially by a nonprofit organization.

  3. The business of supplying an essential commodity, such as water or electricity, or a service, such as communications or transportation, to the public.

pub'lic-ser'vice (pŭb'lĭk-sûr'vĭs) adj.
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