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public comment

noun

Etymology

From public + comment.

  1. derived from commentum — “invention, fabrication”
  2. derived from commentum — “comment, interpretation”
  3. derived from coment — “commentary”
  4. inherited from coment
  5. compounded as public comment — “public + comment”

Definitions

  1. Input given by the public to governmental (or rarely other) bodies, about proposed…

    Input given by the public to governmental (or rarely other) bodies, about proposed legislation or regulation(s), during a period—and by means—set aside and prescribed by law.

    • The purpose of the hearings, according to John Dyer, RTD general manager, will be to receive public comment on the environmental impact statement
    • The draft code, which is out for public comment, calls for regular meetings between the external auditors and the regulators of major financial firms and also encourages more informal dialogue
    • The public comment deadline on the plan had been Thursday. But numerous people wanted more time to consider and comment on the plan, and the agencies agreed. Comments will now be accepted until March 3.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see public, comment.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for public comment. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA