Noun
(politics, law) Input given by the public to governmental (or rarely other) bodies, about proposed legislation or regulation(s), during a period—and by means—set aside and prescribed by law.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see public, comment.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgCongress will pass a law restricting public comment on the Internet to individuals who have spent a minimum of one hour actually accomplishing a specific task while on line. Andy Grove