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Noun: public service  'pú-blik 'sur-vis
  1. A service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutions
    - community service
     
  2. Employment within a government system (especially in the civil service)

Derived forms: public services

Type of: employment, service, work

Encyclopedia: Public service