public policy

noun

: government policies that affect the whole population
a study of public policy

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The fraught and politically chaotic debate is unfolding this way because data centers are largely a bottom-up issue, said Megan Mullin, a professor of public policy at UCLA. Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025 Google’s public policy director, Kareem Ghanem, said the legislation shifts responsibility to app stores instead of social platforms that expose minors to harmful content. Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025 Summers is a columnist, economist and public policy analyst, and a former editorial writer for the Orange County Register / Southern California News Group. Adam Summers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025 Kingsley Moghalu, a former presidential candidate from Nigeria and a public policy expert, told CNN that these movements signify a growing consciousness among young people of their political power. Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for public policy

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“Public policy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20policy. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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