Betekenis van public service In het Nederlands

• 0 a service provided by the government, such as hospitals, schools, or the police:

  • The prime minister wants to stop Italy's huge public debt growing, and to make its public services more efficient.

  • The Senator has worked in public service all his life.

  • [ before noun ] Inner-city teaching has become a popular public-service job for new graduates.

  • [ before noun ] The star has recorded public-service announcements for local TV on subjects including HIV and teen pregnancy.

• 1 the work that elected officials and government employees do for the benefit of the public

• 2 a service provided by the government, such as health care, education, or the police:

  • Voters want to see the planned tax increases translate into noticeable improvements in public services.

  • deliver/improve/provide public services

• 3 the government and the work that its departments do:

  • Reports of stress and low morale are discouraging people from careers in public service.

  • public service workers

• 4 something necessary that is done or provided for the public without trying to make a profit:

  • The website's vision is to return to public broadcasting's roots as a public service.