- public works
- ,public `works noun pluralbuilding projects such as schools, roads, and railroads that are built and paid for by the government
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Public works — (or internal improvements historically in the United States)[1][2][3] are a broad category of projects, financed and constructed by the government, for recreational, employment, and health and safety uses in the greater community. They include… … Wikipedia
Public works — Public Pub lic, a. [L. publicus, poblicus, fr. populus people: cf. F. public. See {People}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; opposed to {private}; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
public works — ➔ work2 * * * public works UK US noun [plural] GOVERNMENT ► the building of roads, hospitals, etc. that is paid for by the government: public works budget/contract/spending »The government has cut public works spending by 40%. »public works… … Financial and business terms
public works — n [plural] buildings such as hospitals, roads, hospitals ↑ports etc that are built and paid for by the government ▪ the public works department … Dictionary of contemporary English
public works — ☆ public works n. works constructed by the government for public use or service, as highways or dams … English World dictionary
public works — noun structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Hypernyms: ↑structure, ↑construction • Part Holonyms: ↑infrastructure, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
public works — N PLURAL Public works are buildings, roads, and other projects that are built by the government or state for the public … English dictionary
Public Works and Constructional Operatives' Union — Founded 1889 Date dissolved 1933 Merged into Transport and General Workers Union Country United Kingdom Key people John Ward (General Secretary) The … Wikipedia
public works — Works, whether of construction or adaptation, undertaken and carried out by the national, state, or municipal authorities, and designed to subserve some purpose of public necessity, use, or convenience; such as public buildings, roads, aqueducts … Black's law dictionary
Public Works Department (Western Australia) — Infobox Government agency agency name = Public Works Department logo = logo width = 300 px logo caption = Logo of the PWD seal width = seal caption = formed = 1 January 1901 preceding1 = dissolved = 1 January 1985 superseding = Building… … Wikipedia
