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public-spirited
[puhb-lik-spir-i-tid]
adjective
having or showing an unselfish interest in the public welfare.
a public-spirited citizen.
public-spirited
adjective
having or showing active interest in public welfare or the good of the community
Other Word Forms
- public-spiritedness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of public-spirited1
Example Sentences
Those results suggest that ordinary citizens, in small groups composed of representative samples, can make sound, fact-based decisions — at the same public-spirited level that James Madison sought to ensure in his design of the U.S.
The production, scrupulously directed by David Cromer, is deeply moving in its public-spirited vision.
It’s the sine qua non of public-spirited medical options, and it’s our shame and misfortune that it has been redefined by the Paxtons of this world as a strictly personal choice.
His suggestion that an army of “public-spirited volunteers” could act as essentially Wikipedia editors for social media falsehoods is a good one.
In his research, Answer Man came across two other only-in-D.C. games, though they were not as public-spirited as Metro Mania.
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