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public

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

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

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

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