public administration
Americannoun
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the implementation of public policy, largely by the executive branch.
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a field of study preparing persons for careers in such work.
Example Sentences
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Public administration requires accountability, and so therefore it requires human beings.”
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2024
Public administration and government and digital service providers also reported a large number of incidents.
From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2021
Public administration is both the implementation of public policy in government bureaucracies and the academic study that prepares civil servants for work in those organizations.
From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021
Public administration is a struggle between the precision of maps and the fuzziness of real life.
From BBC • Nov. 6, 2014
Public administration is honest and sound and public business is transacted on a higher plane than private business.
From Have faith in Massachusetts; 2d ed. A Collection of Speeches and Messages by Coolidge, Calvin
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