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adj.

Motivated by or exhibiting devotion to the public welfare.

public-spirit·ed·ness n.

public-spirited

adj

(Social Welfare) having or showing active interest in public welfare or the good of the community

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Adj.

public-spirited - showing unselfish interest in the public welfare; "a public-spirited citizen"

unselfish - disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others

public-spirited

adjective altruistic, generous, humanitarian, charitable, philanthropic, unselfish, community-minded Thanks to a group of public-spirited citizens, the garden has been preserved.

Translations

public-spirited [ˈpʌblɪkˈspɪrɪtɪd] ADJ [act] → de espíritu cívico, solidario; [person] → lleno de civismo, consciente del bien público

public-spirited [ˌpʌblɪkˈspɪrɪtɪd] adj (attitude) → che denota senso civico; (act) → di civismo; (person) → che ha senso civico

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altruistic humanitarian philanthropic philanthropy public Public-hearted Public-minded publicly spirit spirited			The bargain prices were not announced in a fit of public-spiritedness, but as an act of survival in the face of the world economic crisis, which has caused a slump in bookings. Lower prices will be the only way to survive the crisis by Cyprus Mail (Cyprus) Tocqueville saw the values of American democracy--equality and liberty, which could lead to the excesses of tyranny and anarchy--as restrained by the salubrious cultural aspects of American society: the Christian religion; aristocracy in the legal profession and among businessmen; public-spiritedness through free associations; strong traditional families; and a basic decency of manners. Constituting the Constitution: understanding the American ... by Sheldon, Garrett Ward / Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy District Judge Andrew Shaw, sitting in Prestatyn, said it must have been "very distressing" for the father, and praised him for his public-spiritedness. WALES: Girl, 6, bitten by dog in playground by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			public speaker public speaking public spending public square Public stores public swimming pool public television public toilet public transit public transport public transportation public treasury public trust public utility public utility company public violence Public war public works public-address system Public-hearted public-liability insurance Public-minded public-relations campaign public-service corporation public-spirited public-spiritedness publically publican publication publication date Publication of a libel Publication of a will publicise publicised publiciser publicist publicity publicity man Publicity pamphlet publicity-seeking publicity-shy publicize publicized publicizer publicizing publicly Publicness publish Publishable published publisher			Public-Private Initiatives Public-Private Investment Funds Public-Private Investment Program Public-private partnership Public-Private Partnership in Health Public-Private Partnership in Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships for the Urban Environment Public-Private Partnerships for Urban Environmental Services Public-Private Sector Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 Public-Private Venture Public-Private-People-Partnership Public-purpose bond Public-Purpose Bonds public-relations campaign public-safety frequency bands public-safety radio service public-school public-school Public-sector Public-sector Public-sector Public-sector public-service public-service public-service corporation public-spirited public-spirited public-spiritedly public-spiritedly public-spiritedness Public-trust doctrine public-use area Public-Use Microdata Samples Public/Private Adoption Initiative Public/Private Competition Public/private key cryptography Public/Private Partnership Council Public/Publisher MEDLINE Public/social/private partnership PUBLICA Publicaciones Periódicas Publicacions Matemàtiques Publicações Evangélicas Selecionadas publicae publically Publically owned Publically owned Publically owned Publically traded Publically traded Publically traded publican publican publican Publicani Publicani Publicani Publicans Publicans Publicans

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