A "public plea" is a request or appeal made to a large group of people in a public setting. It means asking for help or support from the general public, rather than from a specific person or group. Full definition
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration this morning issued an urgent public plea for owners of model - year 2006 Ford Ranger and Mazda B - Series pickup trucks to have... Read more (cars.com)
The move comes after both AT&T and Verizon were convinced by the Trump administration, and by public pleas from leaders of the U.S. intelligence agencies, not to sell the phone. (androidcentral.com)
As I'll explain using the WSIAT's own data, the current situation — in which the level of delay goes far beyond what is tolerable in any reasonable administrative justice system — is the result of a backlog of appeals that has been steadily increasing for the last four years and, despite the WSIAT's rather extraordinary public pleas for help (in 2013, 2014 and 2015), there has been no effective response from the government. (justcompensation.ca)