public duties
Official service requirements
Public duties are responsibilities that come with holding office or serving the community.
The phrase typically describes obligations of government officials, civic leaders, or citizens acting in an official capacity: The mayor was too consumed with public duties to attend.
It can also refer to ceremonial functions performed by royalty or dignitaries: The princess resumed her public duties after recovering.
- civic engagementActive citizenship in community
- volunteeringGiving service without pay
- jury dutyRequired courtroom participation
- poll workerVoting site attendant
- votingFormally registering a choice
paying taxes · good citizen · whistleblowing · legislation · policymaking · city council · community organizing · budget allocation · law enforcement · petitioning · anti-corruption efforts · regulatory oversight · charity work · diplomacy · town hall meetings · crossing guard · advocacy · conflict resolution
public dutiespersonal business
family obligations · private life · self-interest · home life · domestic duties
public dutiespersonal time
Hours for oneself
private life · civilian life · leisure activities · behind closed doors · off the record
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