public interest
noun
the welfare or well-being of the general public; commonwealth: health programs that directly affect the public interest.
appeal or relevance to the general populace: a news story of public interest.
Origin of public interest
First recorded in 1670–80
OTHER WORDS FROM public interest
pub·lic-in·terest, adjectiveWords nearby public interest
Example sentences from the Web for public interest
Hunt, however, was resistant to the public-interest argument.
There was no public-interest justification for what they did.
Shoma Chaudhury is executive editor of Tehelka, a public-interest newsmagazine in India.
Shoma Chaudhury is executive editor of Tehelka, a public-interest news magazine in India.