2. In the name of the community. Addison.
PUBLIC-MINDED
Pub"lic-mind`ed, a.
Defn: Public-spirited.
— Pub"lic-mind`ed*ness, n.
PUBLICNESS
Pub"lic*ness, n.
1. The quality or state of being public, or open to the view or notice of people at large; publicity; notoriety; as, the publicness of a sale.
2. The quality or state of belonging to the community; as, the publicness of property. Boyle.
PUBLIC SCHOOL Public school. (a) In Great Britain, any of various schools maintained by the community, wholly or partly under public control, or maintained largely by endowment and not carried on chiefly for profit; specif., and commonly, any of various select and usually expensive endowed schools which give a liberal modern education or prepare pupils for the universities. Eton, Harrow, Rugby, and Winchester are of this class. (b) In the United States, a free primary, grammar, or high school maintained by the local government.
PUBLIC-SERVICE CORPORATION; QUASI-PUBLIC CORPORATION
Public-service corporation or sometimes Quasi-public corporation.
Defn: A corporation, such as a railroad company, lighting company, water company, etc., organized or chartered to follow a public calling or to render services more or less essential to the general public convenience or safety.
PUBLIC-SPIRITED
Pub"lic-spir`it*ed, a.