public-spirited citizen

collocation in English

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public-spirited
adjective
uk
/ˌpʌb.lɪkˈspɪr.ɪ.tɪd/us
/ˌpʌb.lɪkˈspɪr.ə.t̬ɪd/
wanting to help ...
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citizen
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪt.ɪ.zən/us
/ˈsɪt̬.ə.zən/
a person who is a member of a particular country and who has rights because of being born there or because of being given rights, or a person who lives in a particular town ...
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(Definition ofpublic-spiritedandcitizenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It needs humility to accept that the low-ranking member of staff or the merepublic-spiritedcitizenmay point out the defects of their judgments and systems.
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However, it is open to anypublic-spiritedcitizenwho witnesses any acts of cruelty to report the facts as soon as possible to the local authority or to the police.
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It protects, as it should, thepublic-spiritedcitizenwho does his duty as a citizen by helping the police to catch a criminal, and it protects the police themselves.
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He was also described as an active,public-spiritedcitizenof which kindliness and geniality were outstanding qualities in his nature.
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He not only earned the affection of his own congregation, he was generally recognized as a valuable andpublic-spiritedcitizen.
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The term "body of public-spirited citizens" could also be applied to other groups of citizens.
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They were public-spirited citizens who stood up to be counted when the chips were down.
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That is the kind of solution that all right-thinking and public-spirited citizens of every party have been trying to find.
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I understand that the £20,000 offered in prizes was given by a number of public-spirited citizens.
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I have nothing to say against those two public-spirited citizens for the action they took.
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The members are just public-spirited citizens who are prepared to give their time and trouble to serve the public in an honorary capacity.
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Many conscientious and public-spirited citizens of all parties have asked this question.
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It is of great importance that we should strengthen local government, that we should encourage the largest possible number of public-spirited citizens to take part, whatever their political views.
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Many of the works in the collection have been generously donated by public-spirited citizens.
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