public discourse
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpublicanddiscourse
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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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discourse
noun
uk/ˈdɪs.kɔːs/us/ˈdɪs.kɔːrs/
languagespecialized
the use of language to communicate in speech or writing, or an example ...
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(Definition ofpublicanddiscoursefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofpublic discourse
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However,publicdiscourselegitimises these changes in political terms.
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When a society is segregated in education, public facilities and residential areas there cannot be a normalpublicdiscourse.
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We must begin with the arguments ofpublicdiscourseand the opinion polls thought to reflect the attitudes of citizens and health practitioners.
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This will be more difficult as it becomes easier for anyone to contribute to thepublicdiscourse.
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These theoretical considerations concerning language production processes and more careful screening procedures prompted us to focus onpublicdiscourseand the public sphere.
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Also, use of an analogy in the internal discourse might simply have rehearsed an anticipated later invocation in thepublicdiscourse.
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An adequate sociology of contentiouspublicdiscourse, however, shows that social movements must often act coercively in order to be included.
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At the outset, democratic inclusion was allowed simply to signify inclusion on equal terms inpublicdiscourse.
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Publicdiscourseon youth in the post-1980 period tends to represent contemporary youth as apolitical consumers.
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If this were not so, then 'getting attention' might suffice to move an issue into effectivepublicdiscourse.
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For all that, parliamentary space remained proximate to other forms of public activity, whether government, law, orpublicdiscourse.
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Critical issues such as land ownership and ethnic equality were pushed intopublicdiscourseand onto the policy agenda.
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The argument that secularpublicdiscourseprovides a common denominator that all citizens share is comparably clever-and equally unpersuasive.
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Inpublicdiscourse, a term like pungent or chilli-hot may be used.
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The society in which such is the case has a far more serious problem than fine-tuning the method ofpublicdiscourse.
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I wish to propose a less polarizing method to approachpublicdiscourseand policy critique concerning gene therapy and genetic engineering.
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They had to be able to say things that would have been unwise or even dangerous inpublicdiscourse.
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The analysis focuses on three key elements inpublicdiscourseabout policy as people struggle to define the social and political world around them.
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Doctors, patients, lawyers, and all health staff illuminate thepublicdiscourseby contributing their views and experiences.
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