| English | Arabic |
| declaration of public utility Administrative Act giving the right to take private property for public use | إعلان منفعة عامة |
| public access to land The right or permission for all persons of a community to use government owned geographic areas such as parks, campgrounds and historical sites | النفاذ العام للأرض |
| public action A measure or provision taken on behalf and with the consent of the general populace | عمل عام |
| public aid Government aid in the form of monies or food stamps to the poor, disabled, aged or to dependent children | مساعدة حكومية |
| public attendance No definition needed | حضور جماهيري |
| public awareness campaign An organized, systematic effort through various communications media to alert the general population of a given area to anything of significant interest or concern | حملة توعية عامة |
| public bath A place having baths for public use | حمام عام - حمام عمومي |
| public benefit inquiry An investigation, especially a formal one conducted into a matter of public utility by a body constituted for that purpose by a government, local authority, or other organization | تحقيق في مصلحة عامة |
| public building A building to which there is free access by the public and which is available for the use of a community | مبنى عمومي |
| public contract Any contract in which there are public funds provided though private persons may perform the contract and the subject of the contract may ultimately benefit private persons | عقد عام |
| public debt The total amount of all government securities outstanding. This is also frequently termed government debt | الدين العام |
| public discussion Consideration, commentary by argument or informal debate on some issue that is open and of concern to the general populace | مناقشة عامة |
| public domain That which can be accessed, used and shared by the general populace without restrictions, penalties or fees | المجال العام |
| public emergency limit No definition needed | حد حالة الطوائ العامة |
| public expenditure Spending by national or local government, government-owned firms or quasi-autonomous non-government organizations | النفقات العامة |
| public finance The theory and practice of governmental money matters, including taxation, spending, transfer and property incomes, borrowing, debt and revenue management | الأموال العامة |
| public financing The act of obtaining or furnishing money or capital for a program, purchase or enterprise from the general population of a community or state, usually through government allocation of tax revenues | التمويل العام (الحكومي) |
| public function Activity carried out for the benefit of the community | وظيفة عامة |
| public health The discipline in health science that, at the level of the community or the public, aims at promoting prevention of disease, sanitary living, laws, practices and a healthier environment | الصحة العامة |
| public hearing Right to appear and give evidence and also right to hear and examine witnesses whose testimony is presented by opposing parties | جلسة محاكمة علنية |
| public information Factual or circumstantial knowledge or the service, office or station providing this knowledge for an entire population or community, without restriction | معلومات متاحة للجمهور |
| public inquiry An investigation, especially a formal one conducted into a matter of public utility by a body constituted for that purpose by a government, local authority, or other organization | تحقيق عام |
| public institution Institution for the management of public issues | مؤسسة عامة |
| public institution of administrative nature Public institution for the management of administrative issues | مؤسسة عامة ذات طبيعة إدارية |
| public institution of industrial and commercial nature Public institution for the management of industrial and commercial issues | مؤسسة عامة ذات طبيعة صناعية وتجارية |
| public international law The general rules and principles pertaining to the conduct of nations and of international organizations and with the relations among them | القانون الدولي العام |
| public law A general classification of law, consisting generally of constitutional, administrative, criminal and international law, concerned with the organization of the state, the relations between the state and the people who compose it, the responsibilities of public officers to the state, to each other, and to private persons, and the relations of states to one other. The branch or department of law which is concerned with the state in its political or sovereign capacity, including constitutional and administrative law, and with the definition, regulation, and enforcement of rights in cases where the state is regarded as the subject of the right or object of the duty, - including criminal law and criminal procedure, - and the law of the state, considered in its quasi private personality, i.e., as capable of holding or exercising rights, or acquiring and dealing with property, in the character of an individual | القانون العام |
| public maritime domain eas or ocean areas owned by the state as opposed to individuals or corporations | مجال بحري عام |
| public opinion The purported, collective view of the public on some issue or problem, typically formulated by selective polling or sampling, and frequently used as a guide to action or decision | الرأي العام |
| public opinion polling The canvassing of a representative sample of a large group of people on some question in order to determine the general opinion of a group | استطلاع الرأي العام |
| public park Park with big trees, ornamental plants, alleys bordered by trees or bushes, fountains and statues situated in a town and whose access is free | حديقة عامة |
| public participation The involvement, as an enfranchised citizen, in public matters, with the purpose of exerting influence | المشاركة الجماهيرية |
| public-private partnership A joint venture between corporations and government or between community members and government or business beyond the course of normal interaction | الشراكة بين القطاعين العام والخاص |
| public procurement The governmental process of purchasing supplies, equipment and services, or purchasing contracts to secure the provision of supplies, equipment and services, which are often sold by the private sector | المشتروات العامة (الحكومية) |
| public prosecutor's office A government agency for which an elected or appointed attorney or staff of attorneys is vested with the authority by a constitution or statute to try cases on the government's behalf, to represent public interest or to take legal action against persons violating federal, state or local laws | النيابة العامة |
| public relations The methods and activities employed by an individual, organization, corporation, or government to promote a favourable relationship with the public | علاقات عامة |
| public sector Segment of the economy run to some degree by government, including national and local governments, government-owned firms and quasi-autonomous non-government organizations | القطاع العام |
| public service An enterprise concerned with the provision to the public of essentials, such as electricity or water | خدمة عامة |
| public transport The act or the means of conveying people in mass as opposed to conveyance in private vehicles | النقل العام |
| public transport vehicle Vehicle for conveying large numbers of paying passengers from one place to another | حافلة نقل عام |
| public utility An enterprise concerned with the provision to the public of essentials, such as electricity or water | مرفق عام |
| public waterways domain Rivers, canals and lakes owned by the state as opposed to individuals or corporations | مجال مجاري مائية عامة |
| public works Structures, as roads, dams, or post offices, paid for by government funds for public use | أعمال عامة |
| statutory public body An association, supported in whole or part by public funding, that is established to operate programs for the public, often with little interference from government in day-to-day business | هيئة عامة |
