public

  • (a) not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole
    • the public good
    • public libraries
    • public funds
    • public parks
    • a public scandal
    • public gardens
    • performers and members of royal families are public figures
  • (s) affecting the people or community as a whole
    • community leaders
    • community interests
    • the public welfare

Nouns

  • (n) people in general considered as a whole
    • he is a hero in the eyes of the public
    populace, world,
  • (n) a body of people sharing some common interest
    • the reading public

Synonyms

populace world

Antonyms

private

See also

exoteric overt open

Words of close approximity

public address system publically publican public assistance publication public charity public convenience public debate public debt public defender public discussion public domain public easement public executioner public exposure public eye public figure public holiday public house public housing publicise publicised publiciser publicist publicity publicity man publicize publicized publicizer publicizing public knowledge public lavatory public law public lecture public library publicly public mover public nudity public nuisance public office public opinion public opinion poll public presentation public press public property public prosecutor public relations public-relations campaign public relations man public relations person public school public security public servant public service public-service corporation public speaker public speaking public-spirited public square public toilet public transit public transport public treasury public trust public utility public utility company public violence public works