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public service
Universal Words
noun
1 [C] a service such as transport or health care that a government or an official organization provides for people in general in a particular society:
to improve public services in the area * a public service broadcast
2 [C,U] something that is done to help people rather than to make a profit:
to do / perform a public service * The magazine is provided as a public service. * He was rewarded for his years of outstanding public service.
3 [U] the government and government departments:
to work in public service * public service workers
