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Public

Adjective

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1.AdjectiveAble to be known or seen by everyone; happening without concealment; open to general view. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2.AdjectiveOpen to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it; especially, provided by national or local authorities and supported by money from taxes.
"public library    public park"
3.AdjectiveOf a company: having shares of stock traded publicly, for example, through a stock market.
4.AdjectivePertaining to the people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people; concerning the whole community or country.
5.AdjectiveOfficially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community, rather than by a private organization.
"public housing    public officer    public prosecutor    public servant"
6.AdjectivePertaining to a person in the capacity in which they deal with other people on a formal or official basis, as opposed to a personal or private capacity; official, professional.
"public face    public image"
7.AdjectiveOf an object: accessible to the program in general, not only to a class or subclass.
8.AdjectivePertaining to nations collectively, or to nations regarded as civilized; international, supernational. Now chiefly in public spirit and public-spirited: seeking to further the best interests or well-being of the community or nation. Now only in public figure: famous, prominent, well-known.
9.AdjectivePertaining to nations collectively, or to nations regarded as civilized; international, supernational.
10.AdjectiveNow chiefly in public spirit and public-spirited: seeking to further the best interests or well-being of the community or nation.
11.AdjectiveNow only in public figure: famous, prominent, well-known.
12.AdjectiveIn some older universities in the United Kingdom: open or pertaining to the whole university, as opposed to a constituent college or an individual staff member or student.
13.AdjectiveOf or pertaining to the human race as a whole; common, universal. Chiefly in make public: of a work: printed or otherwise published.
14.AdjectiveOf or pertaining to the human race as a whole; common, universal.
15.AdjectiveChiefly in make public: of a work: printed or otherwise published.
16.NounChiefly preceded by the: members of the community or the people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.
"Members of the public may not proceed beyond this point."
17.NounPreceded by a possessive determiner such as my, your, or their: a group of people who support a particular person, especially a performer, a writer, etc.; an audience, a following.
"the cinema-going public; the reading public; :"
18.NounPreceded by a possessive determiner such as my, your, or their: a group of people who support a particular person, especially a performer, a writer, etc.; an audience, a following.
19.NounEllipsis of public house or public bar (“an inn, a pub: the more basic bar in a public house, as contrasted with the lounge bar or saloon bar which has more comfortable seats, personalized service, etc.”).
20.NounOften preceded by the and a qualifying word: a particular demographic or group of people, or segment of the population, sharing some common characteristic.
"the cinema-going public; the reading public"
21.NounA group of people sharing some common cultural, political, or social interest, but not necessarily having any interactions with each other.
22.NounChiefly preceded by the: a collective body of a politically organized nation or state; a body politic, a nation, a state; also, the interest or well-being of such a collective body; the common good.
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23.NounChiefly preceded by the: a collective body of a politically organized nation or state; a body politic, a nation, a state; also, the interest or well-being of such a collective body; the common good.
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24.NounAt Harvard University: a penalty imposed on a student involving a grade reduction which is communicated to the student's parents or guardian.
25.NounChiefly in in public: the presence of spectators or people generally; the open.
26.VerbTo make (something) openly or widely known; to publicize, to publish.
27.Noun An internet publication.
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