"public comment" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: public comments [plural]
Etymology: public + comment Etymology templates: {{compound|en|public|comment}} public + comment Head templates: {{en-noun}} public comment (plural public comments)
  1. (politics, law) 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. Categories (topical): Law, Politics
    Sense id: en-public_comment-en-noun-6DkuBnDB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Topics: government, law, politics
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see public, comment.
    Sense id: en-public_comment-en-noun-PCsB8zXp

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          "ref": "2011 February 10, Brooke Masters, “Bank auditors to help provide early warning system”, in Financial Times",
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