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PUBLIC CHARITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A charity that is deemed to receive the major part of its support from the public (rather than from a small group of individuals)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("public charity" is a kind of...):
charity (a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals))