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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.



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Other Word Forms

  • public-interest adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of public interest1

First recorded in 1670–80
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There ought to be a way of getting public interest propositions on the ballot, and then you ought to have deliberation about the merits of the ballot proposition, and that's on the ballot as a recommendation.

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We were using celebrities and doing all kinds of entertainment events to build public interest.

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The government rejected NGT after a planning inspector said the scheme was "not in the public interest" and wouldn't "reduce congestion and/or enhance the quality of life in the area it would serve".

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The Freedom of the Press Foundation was created in 2012 to protect and defend public interest journalism.

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He formed his own boutique firm, Lowell & Assoc., with a focus on “public interest representation in matters that defend the integrity of the legal system and protect individuals and institutions from government overreach,” according to its website.

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