Definition of "public-school" [public-school]

• Attributive form of public school (noun)

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• "The Orthodox Jewish slate of candidates will retain control of the East Ramapo school board, winning three seats in a bitterly fought race in which the so-called public-school candidates had sought to become the majority."
• "Mr. Landowski, bearded and bespectled, asked referring to public-school teachers"
• "New York's largest teachers union is suing the state Board of Regents over the state's new system for evaluating public-school teachers, a move that could derail plans by the city and hundreds of other school districts to start basing reviews on how well students perform on standardized tests."