public works
noun[plural]
GOVERNMENTukusthebuildingofroads,hospitals, etc. that ispaidfor by thegovernment:
public works budget/contract/spendingThegovernmenthascutpublicworksspendingby 40%.
publicworksprogramme/projects
Examplesofpublic works
public works
He was a member of the committee on education and fine arts, and then president of the committee onpublicworks.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These positions gave him access to city funds and contractors, thereby controllingpublicworksprograms.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some economists advocated state support ofpublicworksand education.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The act contained $6 billion inpublicworksspending.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This didn't happen until they promised the residents of the town to provide a large amount ofpublicworks.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Arriving just months after the 1985 earthquake, for the next 22 months he helped to buildpublicworks.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He served as minister ofpublicworksfrom 1925 to 1928.
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