English dictionary
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English adjective: public | |||
| 1. | public not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole | ||
| Samples | The public good. Public libraries. Public funds. Public parks. A public scandal. Public gardens. Performers and members of royal families are public figures. | ||
| Similar | in the public eye, national, open, semipublic, state-supported, unexclusive, unrestricted | ||
| See also | exoteric, open, overt | ||
| Antonyms | private | ||
| 2. | public affecting the people or community as a whole | ||
| Samples | Community leaders. Community interests. The public welfare. | ||
| Similar | common | ||
| Antonyms | individual, single | ||
English noun: public | |||
| 1. | public (group) people in general considered as a whole | ||
| Samples | He is a hero in the eyes of the public. | ||
| Synonyms | populace, world | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | people | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | admass | ||
| Member holonym | audience | ||
| 2. | public (group) a body of people sharing some common interest | ||
| Samples | The reading public. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body | ||
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