public land
noun
: land owned by a government
specifically
: that part of the U.S. public domain subject to sale or disposal under the homestead laws
Examples of public land in a Sentence
the management of public lands
The government will auction off 20 parcels of public land.
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Since then, the foundation has regularly advocated for selling public lands.
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Abe Streep, ProPublica, 8 July 2025
The Free Soil Party advocated for the federal government to grant portions of public lands to settlers that could remain free from slavery.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
And the legislation appeared in danger moments before vote, when Sen. Tim Sheehy, a first-term Republican from Montana, threatened to vote against the motion to proceed if the bill included a provision championed by Lee directing the Interior Department to sell millions of acres of public lands.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 29 June 2025
Lee notably dropped a provision to sell public lands from the bill amid intraparty opposition.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
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Abe Streep, ProPublica, 8 July 2025
The Free Soil Party advocated for the federal government to grant portions of public lands to settlers that could remain free from slavery.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
And the legislation appeared in danger moments before vote, when Sen. Tim Sheehy, a first-term Republican from Montana, threatened to vote against the motion to proceed if the bill included a provision championed by Lee directing the Interior Department to sell millions of acres of public lands.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 29 June 2025
Lee notably dropped a provision to sell public lands from the bill amid intraparty opposition.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
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“Public land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20land. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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