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Definition of Public works

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 public treasury. To the public good Private respects must yield. --Milton. He [Alexander Hamilton] touched the dead corpse of the public credit, and it sprung upon its feet. --D. Webster. 2. Open to the knowledge or view of all; general; common; notorious; as, public report; public scandal. Joseph, . . . not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. --Matt. i. 19. 3. Open to common or general use; as, a public road; a public house. ``The public street.' --Shak. Public act or statute (Law), an act or statute affecting matters of public concern. Of such statutes the courts take judicial notice. Public credit. See under Credit. Public funds. See Fund, 3. Public house, an inn, or house of entertainment. Public law. (a) See International law, under International. (b) A public act or statute. Public nuisance. (Law) See under Nuisance. Public orator. (Eng. Universities) See Orator, 3. Public stores, military and naval stores, equipments, etc. Public works, all fixed works built by civil engineers for public use, as railways, docks, canals, etc.; but strictly, military and civil engineering works constructed at the public cost.

Meaning of Public works from wikipedia

- Public works are a broad category of infrastructure projects, financed and procured by a government body for recreational, employment, and health and safety...
- The Public Works Administration (PWA), part of the New Deal of 1933, was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by...
- The Central Public Works Department (CPWD, Hindi: केंद्रीय लोक निर्माण विभाग) is a department under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs of India...
- The United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is responsible for legislation and oversight of the natural and built environment and...
- The Office of Public Works (OPW) (Irish: Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí) (legally the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland) is a major Irish Government...
- Ministry of Works may refer to: Ministry of Works (Bahrain), a government ministry overseeing public works Ministry of Works and Human Settlement (Bhutan)...
- The Ministry of Public Works and Housing (Indonesian: Kementerian Pekerjaan Umum dan Perumahan Rakyat; abbreviated as Kemen PUPR), is an Indonesian government...
- NSW Public Works (or New South Wales Public Works) is a statutory agency of the Government of New South Wales that is responsible for providing expert...
- The Minister of Public Works was a position in the Cabinet of Canada who oversaw the public works portfolio of the federal government. The office was...
- dedicated to public works or infrastructure. Public works Ministry or Board of Public Works, the imperial Chinese ministry overseeing public projects from...