| English | Chinese |
| declaration of public utility Administrative Act giving the right to take private property for public use | 公共设施宣言 (授权将私有财产作为公共使用的行政法案。) |
| public access to land The right or permission for all persons of a community to use government owned geographic areas such as parks, campgrounds and historical sites | 公众区域 (诸如公园、营地、历史古迹等区域，允许公众进入的区域。) |
| public action A measure or provision taken on behalf and with the consent of the general populace | 公共行动 (在民众同意的前提下采取的措施。) |
| public aid Government aid in the form of monies or food stamps to the poor, disabled, aged or to dependent children | 公共援助 (用来援助贫困、残疾、老人和孤儿的政府资金。) |
| public attendance No definition needed | 公众旁听 (无需定义。) |
| public awareness campaign An organized, systematic effort through various communications media to alert the general population of a given area to anything of significant interest or concern | 宣传运动 (通过有组织的、系统的努力，关注某一地区的重要利益或关注点。) |
| public bath A place having baths for public use | 公共浴室 (供公众使用的洗澡场所。) |
| public benefit inquiry An investigation, especially a formal one conducted into a matter of public utility by a body constituted for that purpose by a government, local authority, or other organization | 公共利益调查 (通过政府、地方当局，或其它组织进行的公共事业问卷调查。) |
| public building A building to which there is free access by the public and which is available for the use of a community | 公共建筑 (公众可自由进出和使用的建筑。) |
| public contract Any contract in which there are public funds provided though private persons may perform the contract and the subject of the contract may ultimately benefit private persons | 公共合同 (合同中私人可以执行的部分，该合同最终有利于私人为公共活动提供资金。) |
| public debt The total amount of all government securities outstanding. This is also frequently termed government debt | 公共债务 (所有未偿还的政府债券的总额。常被称为政府债务。) |
| public discussion Consideration, commentary by argument or informal debate on some issue that is open and of concern to the general populace | 公众讨论 (与大众利益相关且向大众开放的审议过程，一般通过争论和评论的方式。) |
| public domain | 不受版权〔专利权〕限制 |
| public domain That which can be accessed, used and shared by the general populace without restrictions, penalties or fees | 公共领域 (可以被访问、使用和共享的领域。) |
| public emergency limit No definition needed | 公共紧急限制 (无需定义。) |
| public expenditure Spending by national or local government, government-owned firms or quasi-autonomous non-government organizations | 公共开支 (国家或地方的政府开支，政府拥有的公司或半自治的非政府组织的开支。) |
| public finance The theory and practice of governmental money matters, including taxation, spending, transfer and property incomes, borrowing, debt and revenue management | 公共财政 (政府资金，包括税收、开支、收入和财产转让，以及借款、债务和收入管理。) |
| public financing The act of obtaining or furnishing money or capital for a program, purchase or enterprise from the general population of a community or state, usually through government allocation of tax revenues | 公共财政 (通常是通过政府的税收收入实现分配的行为，包括社会或国家，一般民众或企业进行的交易。) |
| public function Activity carried out for the benefit of the community | 公共职能 (为了社会利益开展的活动。) |
| public health The discipline in health science that, at the level of the community or the public, aims at promoting prevention of disease, sanitary living, laws, practices and a healthier environment | 公共健康 (在健康科学中在该社区或公众层面，旨在促进预防疾病，卫生的生活、法律、实践和健康的环境的学科。) |
| public hearing Right to appear and give evidence and also right to hear and examine witnesses whose testimony is presented by opposing parties | 公开听证会 (出席及作证、听取和审查反对党证人的证词的权利。) |
| public information Factual or circumstantial knowledge or the service, office or station providing this knowledge for an entire population or community, without restriction | 公众信息 (事实或间接知识或服务，没有限制的向整个人口或社区提供这些知识的办公室或站。) |
| public inquiry An investigation, especially a formal one conducted into a matter of public utility by a body constituted for that purpose by a government, local authority, or other organization | 公众调查 |
| public institution Institution for the management of public issues | 公众机构 (管理公共事务的机构) |
| public institution of administrative nature Public institution for the management of administrative issues | 自然管理界的公共制度 (管理管理问题的公共制度。) |
| public institution of industrial and commercial nature Public institution for the management of industrial and commercial issues | 工业和商业制度的公共制度 (管理工业和商业问题的公共制度。) |
| public international law The general rules and principles pertaining to the conduct of nations and of international organizations and with the relations among them | 公共国际法 (适合国家和国际组织的行为和它们之间关系的通用的条例和原则。) |
| public law A general classification of law, consisting generally of constitutional, administrative, criminal and international law, concerned with the organization of the state, the relations between the state and the people who compose it, the responsibilities of public officers to the state, to each other, and to private persons, and the relations of states to one other. The branch or department of law which is concerned with the state in its political or sovereign capacity, including constitutional and administrative law, and with the definition, regulation, and enforcement of rights in cases where the state is regarded as the subject of the right or object of the duty, - including criminal law and criminal procedure, - and the law of the state, considered in its quasi private personality, i.e., as capable of holding or exercising rights, or acquiring and dealing with property, in the character of an individual | 公共法律 (通用的法律类别，包括宪法、行政法、刑法和国际法。这些法律涉及到国家的组成、国家和组成国家的人民间的关系、公共官员对国家、互相和对人民的责任和国家之间的关系。法律的分支或部分规定了以上各个方面，宪法和行政法涉及到国家的政治或元首的能力；刑法和刑事诉讼法规定了在国家被认为是权利的主体或责任的客体的情况下对权利的定义、规定和执行；国家法律，考虑到国家类似私人的特性，例如，能够具有或执行权利，或者考虑国家的个人特性，如能获得和处理财产。) |
| public maritime domain eas or ocean areas owned by the state as opposed to individuals or corporations | 公共航海范围 (属于国家的海洋范围，而不是个人或公司的。) |
| public opinion The purported, collective view of the public on some issue or problem, typically formulated by selective polling or sampling, and frequently used as a guide to action or decision | 公共意见 (对于一些问题的公众观点，通常是来自投票或抽样调查，常常作为行动或决策的指导。) |
| public opinion polling The canvassing of a representative sample of a large group of people on some question in order to determine the general opinion of a group | 公共意见投票 (为确定公众的意见，在一些问题上对公众中的一些有代表性的样本做调查。) |
| public park Park with big trees, ornamental plants, alleys bordered by trees or bushes, fountains and statues situated in a town and whose access is free | 公共公园 (在城镇中由大树、观赏性植物、树木或灌木围成的小巷，包括喷泉和雕像公园，并可以免费参观。) |
| public participation The involvement, as an enfranchised citizen, in public matters, with the purpose of exerting influence | 公共参与 (作为有选举权的公民，为了施加影响，参与到公共事务中。) |
| public-private partnership A joint venture between corporations and government or between community members and government or business beyond the course of normal interaction | 公私合营关系 (公司和政府之间或社会成员和政府之间的合资公司，不同于一般交互的业务。) |
| public procurement The governmental process of purchasing supplies, equipment and services, or purchasing contracts to secure the provision of supplies, equipment and services, which are often sold by the private sector | 公共采购 (政府购买供应品、设备和服务的过程，或购买合同以保证私人部门提供供应品、设备和服务的过程。) |
| public prosecutor's office A government agency for which an elected or appointed attorney or staff of attorneys is vested with the authority by a constitution or statute to try cases on the government's behalf, to represent public interest or to take legal action against persons violating federal, state or local laws | 公众检查官 (一个政府机构，该机构中选举或任命的律师或律师工作人员具有由宪法或法律赋予的权利，他们代表政府审理，表达公共利益或对危害联邦、国家或当地法律的人采取法律行动。) |
| public relations | 新闻发布 |
| public relations | 对外联络 |
| public relations The methods and activities employed by an individual, organization, corporation, or government to promote a favourable relationship with the public | 公众关系 (由个人、组织、公司或政府采用的方法或行为，以此体现和公众良好的关系) |
| public sector Segment of the economy run to some degree by government, including national and local governments, government-owned firms and quasi-autonomous non-government organizations | 公众部门 (在某种程度上由政府运行的经济部门，包括国家和地方政府，政府拥有的企业和类似于自治的无政府组织。) |
| public service An enterprise concerned with the provision to the public of essentials, such as electricity or water | 公众服务 (提供公共必需品相关的企业，例如电和水。) |
| public transport The act or the means of conveying people in mass as opposed to conveyance in private vehicles | 公共运输 (运输大量人员而不是用私人交通的运输活动。) |
| public transport vehicle Vehicle for conveying large numbers of paying passengers from one place to another | 公共运输交通工具 (通过收费运输大量人员的交通工具。) |
| public utility | 公用服务事业 |
| public utility An enterprise concerned with the provision to the public of essentials, such as electricity or water | 公共设施 (提供公共必需品相关的企业，例如电和水。) |
| public waterways domain Rivers, canals and lakes owned by the state as opposed to individuals or corporations | 公用水路范围 (属于国家而不是个人或公司的河流、运河和湖泊。) |
| public works | 公共〔市政〕工程 |
| public works | 市政〔公共建筑〕工程 |
| public works Structures, as roads, dams, or post offices, paid for by government funds for public use | 公共建设 (建筑物，例如公路、大坝或邮局，是为了公众使用，并由政府付款建立的。) |
| statutory public body An association, supported in whole or part by public funding, that is established to operate programs for the public, often with little interference from government in day-to-day business | 法定公众团体 (全部或部分由公共资金支持，为群众设立运作方案，往往在没有政府干预下日常业务的一个协会。) |
