public option

collocation in English

meaningsofpublicandoption

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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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option
noun
uk
/ˈɒp.ʃən/us
/ˈɑːp.ʃən/
one thing that can be chosen from a set of possibilities, or the freedom to make ...
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(Definition ofpublicandoptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Ultimately, thepublicoptionwas removed from the final bill.
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And we absolutely need to have the choice of apublicoptionif we want to achieve that kind of change.
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The party has expressed support towards single payer universal health care coverage with the inclusion of apublicoptionin this plan.
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Thepublicoptionis not the same as publicly funded health care, but was proposed as an alternative health insurance plan offered by the government.
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He has proposed a bill that includes a health insurance cooperative instead of thepublicoption.
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For medicines there is a range of innovative public options that can be employed.
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In addition to public options, it was possible to hire private tutors in a number of different areas, including accounting, philosophy, navigation and languages.
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