public interest
noun [U] LAW, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYDefinition
› used when talking about people's rights to know the facts about a particular situation: The Board was satisfied that it was in the public interest to broadcast the story. But the public interest defence - exposing a public health hazard - didn't seem to count with the jury.
(Definition of public interest noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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