A public-spirited citizen. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a public-spirited citizen. From Dictionary.com.
Owen T.B. Nickens, a public-spirited and intelligent. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens] Reference
I know Craig to be a decent, smart and public-spirited person. From Wordnik.com. [Disconnect in the District] Reference
"There surely is no other public-spirited club in this place.". From Wordnik.com. [The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.] Reference
Cooks of public-spirited householders unanimously give warning. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, April 18, 1891] Reference
The school resulted largely from the action of some public-spirited men. From Wordnik.com. [The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States] Reference
There is a catch to all this public-spirited, high-policy grandeur, however. From Wordnik.com. [Taxing the Super Rich] Reference
More than a thousand copies were thus distributed by its public-spirited author. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 70, August, 1863] Reference
A few public-spirited householders insist on their cooks using it in the kitchen. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, April 18, 1891] Reference
But Delaware had her public-spirited men, who, when the crisis came, felt that the. From Wordnik.com. [The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn] Reference
We have already related that he was kind, charitable, generous, and public-spirited. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
The help and counsel of this intrepid and public-spirited mountaineer have been invaluable. From Wordnik.com. [The Mountain that was 'God' Being a Little Book About the Great Peak Which the Indians Named 'Tacoma' but Which is Officially Called 'Rainier'] Reference
Three hundred public-spirited men of whom eighty came from Quebec were as one family on this. From Wordnik.com. [The Masques of Ottawa] Reference
Aladdin became a serious and public-spirited man, though as a boy he had been of little worth. From Wordnik.com. [The Elson Readers, Book 5] Reference
This is an ominous sign and will discourage public-spirited citizens from challenging projects. From Wordnik.com. [Activists in India cry foul over new rules regarding public interest litigation] Reference
She was a public-spirited woman and was glad to be made one of the trustees of the Public Library. From Wordnik.com. [Girls and Women] Reference
John Gladstone was a public-spirited man and took great interest in the welfare of his adopted city. From Wordnik.com. [The Grand Old Man] Reference
Joel Burns became a very popular man; he was universally beloved; he was generous and public-spirited. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
But I am forbidden to enlarge on the many excellences and services of the public-spirited John Pintard. From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II] Reference
Livermore and a few other literary and public-spirited gentlemen of Boston, and presented to the Athenæum. From Wordnik.com. [Anti-Slavery Opinions before the Year 1800 Read before the Cincinnati Literary Club, November 16, 1872] Reference
Mrs. Mendenhall is the wife of Dr. George Mendenhall, an eminent and public-spirited citizen of Cincinnati. From Wordnik.com. [Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience] Reference
He is an astute politician; but, much better than that, he is a wise, public-spirited, broad-minded statesman. From Wordnik.com. [Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography.] Reference
The public-spirited lawyer grasped the situation at once, and, spurred by his influence and enthusiasm, the Town. From Wordnik.com. [Dutch Life in Town and Country] Reference
In any case, the public-spirited man who originates the movement should enlist as many able coadjutors as he can. From Wordnik.com. [A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries] Reference
Was he not kind-hearted, generous, loving toward his wife, affectionate to his child, charitable and public-spirited?. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
And, finally, he was a public-spirited American, interested in all matters that have to do with the honor of our country. From Wordnik.com. [The Elson Readers, Book 5] Reference
The present ruins are those of the structure erected in the second century A.D. by a public-spirited benefactor of Athens. From Wordnik.com. [Early European History] Reference
The present pastor is Rev.H. J. Callis, who easily takes rank in the city as one of its leading public-spirited influences. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922] Reference
They turned to Moses H. Grinnell, whose pre-eminence as a large-hearted, public-spirited merchant always kept him in sight. From Wordnik.com. [A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3] Reference
The Chairman: I've put out thousands of them for public-spirited citizens, but it would be difficult to find one of them today. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912] Reference
Nicholas Longworth was neither an enlightened nor a public-spirited man; but, like most of his race, he was scrupulously honest. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867] Reference
In England there is no public-spirited body which takes upon itself the task of pointing out the virtuous path to the country Boniface. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobilist Abroad] Reference
This motion was carried without further debate, and some of the best and most public-spirited men in Roma were put into the vacant places. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman for Mayor A Novel of To-day] Reference
It is a lively, public-spirited place, and the army officers and business men greeted with enthusiasm the proposal of an airship exhibition. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts on the Yukon] Reference
The Oakdale National Guard loaned tents, and public-spirited merchants willingly loaned draperies, flags, banners, and in fact, almost anything they were asked for. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School] Reference
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