the implementation of public policy by governmental bodies; the administration of governmental functions; the administration of a state.

plural of public good

plural of public bookcase

A cabinet where people can leave books to be exchanged with other people, without the formalities imposed by libraries.

An instance of securities of a company or a similar corporation being made available to the public, usually by causing them to be listed on a stock exchange.

plural of public offering

plural of weal-public

(archaic, historical) the state; commonwealth; the body politic; the public weal

plural of publication bias

(statistics) The bias to meta-analysis resulting from statistical studies with low statistical power tending to remain unpublished and inaccessible to the analyst.