public policy

noun

: government policies that affect the whole population

a study of public policy

Examples of public policy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This affects public policy and the public’s awareness of the threat posed by extreme heat. —

Will Oremus, Washington Post, 2 July 2024 Their only path to survival is to chirp — to combine their demands for help fighting sea level rise with demands for public policy that will replace fossil fuels with zero-carbon energy. —

Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2024 By 2018, she had been elevated to assistant executive director of the WGA West, commanding the agency, contracts, legal and research and public policy sectors of the union. —

Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024 This agreement -- not yet finalized, according to the source -- would mark a shift in Israel’s public policy following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. —

Abc News, ABC News, 29 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for public policy

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