public-service announcement

A form of public service announcement — An advertisement intended to serve the public interest by raising awareness of an issue, affecting public attitudes and potentially stimulating action.

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Meanings

nounpublic-service announcement (plural public-service announcements)

plural public-service announcements

  1. alternativeAlternative form of public service announcement.

    There is no provision for any city or public-service announcements in connection with either.

    1907 September 9, “Every Outdoor Sign Taxed”, in The Kansas City Times, volume 70, number 216, Kansas City, Mo., page 6, column 3
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    The police department took several steps to address the problem, Booth said, pointing to undercover work, focused deterrence, public-service announcements and media and social media notifications reminding residents to lock vehicles and avoid leaving keys or valuables in their cars.

    2023 January 19, John R. Crane, “Violent crime continues to decline”, in Danville Register & Bee, page A5

    London, the only actor who feels like she’s playing a real character and not a public-service announcement, reacts realistically to scenarios where Shelley fetishizes her Blackness, but it’s all for naught.

    2023 January 27, Odie Henderson, “Bungle fever”, in The Boston Globe, volume 303, number 27, page G4, column 2
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APA

public-service announcement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public-service%20announcement

MLA

“public-service announcement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public-service%20announcement. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “public-service announcement,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public-service%20announcement.

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