public
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1.4
- noun
- /ˈpʌblɪk/
:
público
- Furthermore, scientists and science educators cannot be fully effective unless the public is media literate and contributes to communication.
- inform the public
- educating the public
- attention of the public
And mostly, Mike is the public that hates Trump the stalker.
- And mostly, Mike is the public that hates Trump the stalker.
Examples
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Your constituents and the opinion of the public at large is changing.
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The community came together as a public to support the local school fund.
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This notion that these media companies are just giving us what the public wants...
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Even in the elections for state assembly representatives, the Indian public turns out in large numbers.
Academic text (1999) -
The letters of Lady Mary Montagu provided the reading public with a new account of the East.
Academic text (2008) -
U.S. policymakers and the public increasingly doubt that the war can be won.
Academic text (2011) -
In short, the abortion issue is testing the public's understanding of and commitment to religious liberty.
Academic text (1990) -
Meantime, nuclear experts struggled to convey an accurate message to the public over the blare of the media circus.
Academic text (2011) -
Many of these laws were enacted a decade before the public's attention turned to HWM issues.
Academic text (1999) -
The public expressed its dissatisfaction with the new policy during the meeting.
Synonyms
∞
2.8
A group of people who live in the same area, like a neighborhood
∞
1.8
People who get information or entertainment, for example from a show
12
2.7
People who meet, talk, and feel they belong together
The people of a community as a whole
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To talk about private, embarrassing things in front of other people
Compounds
- Specialized
137
2.8
The health of a community that government and hospitals watch and support
51
3.5
A person who is well known to many people, for example a celebrity or politician
39
1.4
Services like buses or trains that anyone can use in a city, usually for a small fee
21
2.4
Roads, schools, and bridges that the government builds and keeps for people to use
20
5.7
A private secondary school in Britain attended by children from wealthy families
17
3.1
A survey that asks a group of people who represent the public about their views on an issue
- Formal
16
2.5
Money the government gives to people who need help to pay basic living costs
- Literature
12
3.0
A discussion among many people and the media about an issue in newspapers, TV, and online
- Formal
11
4.9
A legal plan that holds money and property to help many people, for example a school or museum
- Literature
9
4.4
The public's opinion about a person or issue formed outside a legal trial
9
2.8
An open talk where many people share views about things that affect everyone
- Specialized
8
5.3
The first time a company sells shares to the public on the stock market
- Specialized
8
3.2
An organization that provides essential services like water or electricity and is regulated by the government
- Texting
5
4.0
An online place where people meet to discuss public issues and share ideas
4
5.7
An official who watches people sign documents, checks the signatures, and confirms they are valid for legal use
4
3.3
A system with microphones and speakers that makes announcements loud in public places
A planned set of actions to make people view a company or person more positively
- Specialized
3
3.9
An accountant who passed exams and got a state license to work professionally in the United States
2
3.6
Someone who manages how an organization looks to the public and talks to the media
- Formal
1
3.6
A formal event where people argue for or against a proposal and then vote
1
4.2
A university degree for people who lead public health programs and make health policy
- Formal
A well-known person who writes or speaks about important public issues
A university degree about government policy and running public services
- Specialized
A company that supplies water, electricity, or gas and is run under government rules
- Specialized
A company that provides essential services like water or electricity and must follow government rules
How Secret
Surface Forms
Etymology
Public comes from the root popul- meaning 'people', which helps remember a 'public' is a group of people with a shared interest, like the 'reading public'.