Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality or character of being public-spirited; a disposition to act with energy for the public interest or advantage; a willingness to make sacrifices of private interest for the public good.
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Examples
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And, in the nature of public-spiritedness, this also allows an opportunity for the CBF to spread the fútbol arte gospel to fans who count the nation of Pelé, Rivelino, Socrates, Eder, Ronaldo, Cafu and Kaká as their second side.
Home for nomadic Brazil means an endless tour of away games 2011
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And in Gabby -- in Gabby, we see a reflection of our public-spiritedness; that desire to participate in that sometimes frustrating, sometimes contentious, but always necessary and never-ending process to form a more perfect union.
Obama Arizona Memorial Speech: FULL TEXT & VIDEO AP/The Huffington Post 2011
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And in Gabby -- in Gabby, we see a reflection of our public-spiritedness; that desire to participate in that sometimes frustrating, sometimes contentious, but always necessary and never-ending process to form a more perfect union.
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [151] -- Obama's Speech Chris Weigant 2011
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And in Gabby -- in Gabby, we see a reflection of our public-spiritedness; that desire to participate in that sometimes frustrating, sometimes contentious, but always necessary and never-ending process to form a more perfect union.
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [151] -- Obama's Speech Chris Weigant 2011
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And in Gabby -- in Gabby, we see a reflection of our public-spiritedness; that desire to participate in that sometimes frustrating, sometimes contentious, but always necessary and never-ending process to form a more perfect union.
Obama Arizona Memorial Speech: FULL TEXT & VIDEO AP/The Huffington Post 2011
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That public-spiritedness is waiting to be harnessed and led by good men and women who, in words I'll explain in a moment, have passion not for themselves but for America.
'They Won't Care Till They're Affected' Peggy Noonan 2011
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Something like E-Verify is going to work only if mandated, because illegal labor is generally cheaper than legal, and public-spiritedness goes only so far.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Solicitor General Lays an Egg 2010
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In naming roustabout, lumberjack, ironworker, and dairy farmer America's “worst jobs,” CareerCast. com omitted one whose awfulness is counterbalanced only by its public-spiritedness: fact-checking Bjørn Lomborg.
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First, the rules and practice of the Senate presuppose some degree of bipartisanship and public-spiritedness.
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The law Reagan signed was hailed as a bipartisan triumph of public-spiritedness over the special interests.
Winner-Take-All Politics Jacob S. Hacker 2010
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