Property, assets or information directly owned by or under the control of the state.

plural of public-house

plural of public service

(idiomatic) A person who constantly seeks public attention, especially through coverage in the broadcast media or news media.

The aspects of social life which occur in public, in the open, as opposed to more private social interaction within families, private clubs, etc. / Politics, as in the profession of being a politician.

public relations (in attributive use)

Any authority which has a legal mandate to govern, administrate a part or aspect of public life, such as all branches of the executive power of a state, province, municipality etc.

plural of public authority

The whole of such public authorities, the governmental administration in the widest sense

A field of economics concerned with paying for collective or governmental activities, and with the administration and design of those activities.