Definitions for public service

This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word public service

Princeton's WordNet

  1. community service, public service(noun)


  2. public service(noun)

    employment within a government system (especially in the civil service)


  1. public service(Noun)

    A service asserted to be for the public good provided by a for-profit enterprise or trade association.

  2. public service(Noun)

    A service, usually provided by the government, for the general public or its specific section.


  1. Public service

    A public service is a service which is provided by government to people living within its jurisdiction, either directly or by financing private provision of services. The term is associated with a social consensus that certain services should be available to all, regardless of income. Even where public services are neither publicly provided nor publicly financed, for social and political reasons they are usually subject to regulation going beyond that applying to most economic sectors. Public service is also a course that can be studied at a college and/or university.


  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of public service in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of public service in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

  1. President Barack Obama:

    That's why we do what we do. That's the whole point of public service.

  2. Ronald Reagan:

    I believe Moses was 80 when God first commissioned him for public service.

  3. Barry Richard:

    There is no evidence that the Public Service Commission is imposing barriers.

  4. Whenever Matthew Dunn:

    It's public service, so no, don't join MI6 if you want to make the big bucks.

  5. Julie Brill:

    I've loved every minute that I've spent doing public service. I'm now looking forward to a new challenge after 26 years.

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