Meaning of public-spirited in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    public-spirited

    Definitions

    1. showing unselfish interest in the public welfare

    Examples

    • « a public-spirited citizen »

    Synonyms

Famous quotes

  • « An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained intelligence to know the right and courage to do it, can preserve that public virtue without which popular government is a sham and a mockery. »
    Joseph Pulitzer
  • « I've never been able to understand why a Republican contributor is a 'fat cat' and a Democratic contributor of the same amount of money is a 'public-spirited philanthropist'. »
    Ronald Reagan

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