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social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > public administration > public domain
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > public-sector management > public administration > public domain
... > social science subjects > business and management > management settings > business management > governance > public-sector management > public administration > public domain
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > administration > public administration > public domain
... > social science subjects > business and management > management settings > business management > governance > administration > public administration > public domain
social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > public administration > public domain
... > social science subjects > business and management > management settings > business management > governance > public administration > public domain

Preferred term

public domain  

Definition

  • Public domain represents governmental stewardship of all lands not owned by private individuals or corporations. In the early American republic, this concept provided the nascent government with income sources, enabling it to fund the nation's operations. [Source: Encyclopedia of Politics of the American West; Public Domain]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-NKBP95L6-W

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