Synonyms for public-spirited
pub·lic-spir·it·ed

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1. public-spirited

   Synonyms:
   disinterested, generous, honest, honorable, incorruptible, patriotic, unpurchasable

   Antonyms:
   hireling, mercenary, purchasable, salable, venal

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1. public-spiritedadjective

   showing unselfish interest in the public welfare

   "a public-spirited citizen"

   Antonyms:
   selfish

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1. Joseph Pulitzer:

   An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained intelligence to know the right and courage to do it, can preserve that public virtue without which popular government is a sham and a mockery. A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself.

2. President Trump:

   I cant imagine that someone would want to be in a position of authority in our election system and in our democracy just to subvert it, i think these are public spirited people.I think these are patriots and they are doing their job to the best of their ability to make sure we get accurate, transparent results. When asked if a poll worker could use a USB thumb drive to add votes for a candidate, Steel said that the vote tabulators donot havesuch access. He also said they are not connected to the internet.