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English to English adjective
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not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole |  | Example: the public good
public libraries
public funds
public parks
a public scandal
public gardens
performers and members of royal families are public figures
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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affecting the people or community as a whole | | Example: community leaders
community interests
the public welfare
source: wordnet30 noun
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people in general considered as a whole | | Example: he is a hero in the eyes of the public
source: wordnet30
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a body of people sharing some common interest | | Example: the reading public
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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