public criticism

collocation in English

meaningsofpublicandcriticism

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public
adjective
uk
/ˈpʌb.lɪk/us
/ˈpʌb.lɪk/
relating to or involving people in general, rather than being limited to a particular group ...
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criticism
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkrɪt.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/us
/ˈkrɪt̬.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/
the act of saying that something or someone ...
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(Definition ofpublicandcriticismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpublic criticism

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Given the political profile of the project in the country,publiccriticismwas rare, but doubts began to take hold.
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In other words, such behavior is obnoxious, subject topubliccriticism, and relegated to physicians who provide a "diagnosis" for it.
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However,publiccriticismwas aimed only at the former group.
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But the study also shows that alongsidepubliccriticismthere always existed veneration for the institution and its incumbent.
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It is ironic that thepubliccriticismof a protocol that was in process of development stirred this controversy.
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Thepubliccriticismover the industry's profit margins is a major barrier.
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When millowners defended their methods of labour recruitment and management againstpubliccriticism, they sometimes presented themselves as the prisoners of their jobbers.
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These are functions that foster the mutualpubliccriticismstrategy between civil society and government.
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Yet proportionately littlepubliccriticismemerged.
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Moreover,publiccriticismof one's teacher undermines one's own authority, inasmuch as your teacher is the source of your information and prestige and in addition, sanctions your right to teach.
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Other companies that had heavily invested in subsidence reservoirs and faced littlepubliccriticism of the quality of their water were reluctant to adopt the process.
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The companies that additionally adopted filtration were those that supplied water that was particularly regarded as impure and whose survival was most threatened bypubliccriticism.
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This in turn generatedpubliccriticismof the army for its security doctrine, its mistakes, and its invocation of security arguments to prevent publication of reports it found inconvenient.
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He is open topubliccriticismfor a large number of things and in many instances he is unable to reply.
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It is not a helpful attitude if an attempt is made to try to curbpubliccriticism.
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And finally the operations carried on by these authorities must be subject topubliccriticism.
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It is therefore less open topubliccriticism.
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I should like him to know that, among my many faults, resentment ofpubliccriticismis not one.
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