public service announcement

English

Alternative forms

• public-service announcement

Noun

public service announcement (plural public service announcements)

2. (broadcasting) An advertisement intended to serve the public interest by raising awareness of an issue, affecting public attitudes and potentially stimulating action.

   Synonym: (initialism) PSA

   • 2003, R.E.M. (lyrics and music), “Bad Day”, in In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003:

     A public service announcement followed me home the other day
     I paid it never mind, go away

Translations

advertisement intended to serve the public interest

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 公開服務發布訊息 / 公开服务发布讯息 (gōngkāi fúwù fābù xùnxī), 公益廣告 / 公益广告 (gōngyì guǎnggào)

• Finnish: yhteiskunnallinen ilmoitus
• French: please add this translation if you can
• Hungarian: közérdekű bejelentés, közérdekű közlemény
• Indonesian: iklan layanan masyarakat
• Italian: pubblicità pubblica f
• Polish: ogłoszenie społeczne n
• Portuguese: anúncio de serviço público m
• Russian: социальная реклама f pl (socialʹnaja reklama)
• Spanish: mensaje de interés público m
• Swedish: samhällsinformation c
• Tamil: பொதுச் சேவை அறிவிப்பு (potuc cēvai aṟivippu)

Further reading

• public service announcement on Wikipedia.Wikipedia