public comment

English

noun
Definitions
  • (politics) Input given by the public to governmental (or rarely other) bodies, about proposed legislation or regulation(s), during a period—and by means—set aside and prescribed by law.

Etymology

Compound from English public + English comment.

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English

comment

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