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public
('p/@/bl/I/k )

adjective (a)

  • not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole(adj.all)
    Example:
    The public good.
    Public libraries.
    Public funds.
    Public parks.
    A public scandal.
    Public gardens.
    Performers and members of royal families are public figures.
    Antonym:
    private
    source: wordnet30
  • Of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; -- opposed to private; as, the public treasury.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • people in general considered as a whole(noun.group)
    Example:
    He is a hero in the eyes of the public.
    Synonym:
    populace, world
    source: wordnet30
  • a body of people sharing some common interest(noun.group)
    Example:
    The reading public.
    source: wordnet30
  • The general body of mankind, or of a nation, state, or community; the people, indefinitely; as, the American public; also, a particular body or aggregation of people; as, an author's public.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • affecting the people or community as a whole(adj.all)
    Example:
    The public welfare.
    source: wordnet30
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