[
US
/ˈpəbɫɪk/
]
[ UK /pˈʌblɪk/ ]
[ UK /pˈʌblɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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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 -
affecting the people or community as a whole
the public welfare
community leaders
community interests
NOUN
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people in general considered as a whole
he is a hero in the eyes of the public -
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.
- 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
- The ICR would have the authority to annul laws or dismiss public officials to uphold the Kosovo settlement.
- CANON LXXXI: We have said that a Bishop, or a Presbyter must not descend himself into public offices, but must attend to ecclesiastical needs.
- It likewise furthered the career of Mary Shelley as "The Author of Frankenstein," the rubric under which she continued her anonymous publication with a second novel immersed in medieval Italian history, Valperga: or, The Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca (1823). Biography
- Red Deer Catholic schools are publicly funded schools within the province of Alberta.
- Its independence may encourage it to pursue a course of narrow self-interest rather than the public interest. Financial Markets, Institutions and Money