public
- adjective
- /ˈpʌblɪk/
- The public transportation system serves the entire metropolitan area, making it easy for everyone to travel.
- public health
- public school
- public domain
The third trigger to public policy is self help.
- The third trigger to public policy is self help.
- I found myself in a public position.
- Also, people just own public space on the sidewalk.
- Now we see this on a public scale all the time.
- That's I can't tell you where public health stops and housing starts.
- So making stuff public is there's no barrier.
- But then that makes the public sector a little nervous.
- The CDC here one line public health emergency.
- But wait for this this public enquiry which was.
- And there's nothing that helps public transportation more than clients.
- That you and his name is so public, right?
- Like what good does allowing racial slurs in public communication do, right?
- Do people truly want public military tribunals?
- So, you know, for me, let's have public transportation.
- And our sort of public consciousness around this issue.
- It's just generally not as public, but it's nuts.
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I call to order the first public meeting of the TRRC.
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The achieved steps per day did not meet public health goals of 10,000 steps per day.
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Now we see this on a public scale all the time.
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I go to public school in New York City.
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Historical analysis has an important place in public policy making and can sometimes bring people together.
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Another study by the Washington State Institute for Public Policy found a similar result.
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Sign up for a workshop at a nearby college, public library, or community center.
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You sure you're really ready for that public facing role you asked me about?
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Ladies and gentlemen, unaccustomed as I am to public speaking--
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And, of course, she is a big supporter of the public library's summer reading program.
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Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To talk about private, embarrassing things in front of other people
Compounds
- Specialized
The health of a community that government and hospitals watch and support
A person who is well known to many people, for example a celebrity or politician
Services like buses or trains that anyone can use in a city, usually for a small fee
Roads, schools, and bridges that the government builds and keeps for people to use
A private secondary school in Britain attended by children from wealthy families
A survey that asks a group of people who represent the public about their views on an issue
- Formal
Money the government gives to people who need help to pay basic living costs
- Literature
A discussion among many people and the media about an issue in newspapers, TV, and online
- Formal
A legal plan that holds money and property to help many people, for example a school or museum
- Literature
The public's opinion about a person or issue formed outside a legal trial
An open talk where many people share views about things that affect everyone
- Specialized
The first time a company sells shares to the public on the stock market
- Specialized
An organization that provides essential services like water or electricity and is regulated by the government
- Texting
An online place where people meet to discuss public issues and share ideas
An official who watches people sign documents, checks the signatures, and confirms they are valid for legal use
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
An accountant who passed exams and got a state license to work professionally in the United States
Someone who manages how an organization looks to the public and talks to the media
- Formal
A formal event where people argue for or against a proposal and then vote
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
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A company that supplies water, electricity, or gas and is run under government rules
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A company that provides essential services like water or electricity and must follow government rules
How Public
Surface Forms
Etymology
Public comes from the old root popul- meaning 'people', so as an adjective public describes something 'for the people' or 'open to everyone'.