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public-spirited
[ puhb-lik-spir-i-tid ]
adjective
- having or showing an unselfish interest in the public welfare:
a public-spirited citizen.
public-spirited
adjective
- having or showing active interest in public welfare or the good of the community
Other Words From
- public-spirit·ed·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of public-spirited1
Example Sentences
It’s the sine qua non of public-spirited medical options, and it’s our shame and misfortune that it has been redefined by the Paxtons of this world as a strictly personal choice.
His suggestion that an army of “public-spirited volunteers” could act as essentially Wikipedia editors for social media falsehoods is a good one.
In his research, Answer Man came across two other only-in-D.C. games, though they were not as public-spirited as Metro Mania.
But public-spirited citizens, with the aid of a little technological innovation, rose to the challenge!
But she designed hundreds of more public-spirited buildings, including headquarters for charities run by Chinese American and Japanese American communities.
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