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[ US /ˈpəbɫɪk/ ]
[ UK /pˈʌblɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole
    a public scandal
    public gardens
    public funds
    public parks
    public libraries
    the public good
    performers and members of royal families are public figures
  2. affecting the people or community as a whole
    the public welfare
    community leaders
    community interests
NOUN
  1. people in general considered as a whole
    he is a hero in the eyes of the public
  2. a body of people sharing some common interest
    the reading public

How To Use public In A Sentence

  • In my view his confrontational, gladiatorial style has been a major contributor to the widespread disdain of the British public for politicians generally. Times, Sunday Times
  • However, we still rely entirely on the generosity of the public for funding.
  • He said this was an abuse of public monies and the fact there was no contribution from the business community was ‘grossly unfair.’
  • So it's a little more than passing strange that Mr. Brooks clucks about Mr. Obama's "über-partisan budget" when, given the last few weeks of shrieking and wailing from the Republicans about socialism and communism, he's been the voice of moderation in the room. Moderately Shocked
  • This facility is intended to help a few hundred families living in public housing by training them to be grocery store clerks.
  • Both groups are forced to suffer the prejudices that have been fuelled by the tabloids and absorbed by an uninformed public.
  • The security police quickly squelched an extremely rare public demonstration demanding political reform on Monday, the 41st anniversary of the Baath Party's seizure of power here.
  • The BBC never tires of telling us how passionately it seeks the interest and participation of the public in its political output, particularly the young.
  • Hamed will go on a publicity tour around the States next week before entering training camp on February 16.
  • I did not have intent to imply that homeschooling is like public school, but that public school directs what a child learns and when and unschooling does not. What do we teach our kids? | Johnny B. Truant
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