noun.
The conduct of all business by the public for the benefit of the public; the substitution of public for private control of all business.
noun.
National spirit or aspirations; devotion to the nation; desire for national unity, independence, or prosperity.
noun.
Specifically, in Ireland, the political program of the party that agitates for more or less complete separation from Great Britain.
noun.
An idiom or a phrase peculiar to a mation; a national trait or peculiarity.