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A service performed for the public good.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- They feel that public service is a noble calling that calls for every citizen in one way or another.
- They provide counseling as a public service.
- This has been a public service announcement from the Advertising Council.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A service such as health care, transport, or waste removal provided to the general public, often by the government.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The organisation, department or business providing such a service.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Government employment, especially in the civil service.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
employment within a government system (especially in the civil service)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: employment, work
Narrower terms: minister
a service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: community service
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: service
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
公益服務 /公益服务
(gōngyì fúwù)
— service provided for the public good
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Chinese Mandarin:
公共服務 /公共服务
(gōnggòng fúwù)
— service provided for the public good
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Finnish:
julkinen palvelu
— service provided for the public good
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Finnish:
julkispalvelu
— service provided for the public good
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Catalan:
servei públic
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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Chinese Mandarin:
公用事業 /公用事业
(gōngyòng shìyè)
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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Chinese Mandarin:
公共事業 /公共事业
(gōnggòng shìyè)
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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Esperanto:
publika servo
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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Finnish:
julkinen palvelu
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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Finnish:
julkispalvelu
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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French:
service public
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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Galician:
servizo público
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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Georgian:
საჯარო სამსახური
(saǯaro samsaxuri)
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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German:
öffentliche Dienstleistung
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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German:
Daseinsvorsorge
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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Hungarian:
közszolgáltatás
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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Hungarian:
közszolgálat
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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Indonesian:
pelayanan publik
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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Indonesian:
pelayanan umum
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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Indonesian:
layanan masyarakat
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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Irish:
seirbhís phoiblí
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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Italian:
assistenza pubblica
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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Italian:
servizio pubblico
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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Malay:
perkhidmatan awam
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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Polish:
usługa publiczna
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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Portuguese:
serviço público
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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Scottish Gaelic:
seirbheis chatharra
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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Spanish:
servicio público
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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Swahili:
utumishi wa umma
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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Swedish:
allmännytta
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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Tagalog:
serbisyong publiko
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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Tagalog:
lingkurang-madla
— service provided to the general public by government or other official body
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Chinese Mandarin:
公用事業機構 /公用事业机构
(gōngyòng shìyè jīgòu)
— organisation, department or business providing such a service
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Chinese Mandarin:
公營事業單位 /公营事业单位
(gōngyíng shìyè dānwèi)
— organisation, department or business providing such a service
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Finnish:
julkinen palvelu
— organisation, department or business providing such a service
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Finnish:
julkispalvelu
— organisation, department or business providing such a service
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Chinese Mandarin:
公職 /公职
(gōngzhí)
— government employment
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Chinese Mandarin:
公務員職位 /公务员职位
(gōngwùyuán zhíwèi)
— government employment
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Finnish:
julkinen palvelu
— government employment
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Finnish:
julkispalvelu
— government employment
