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  • 11Public — Pub lic, n. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] The public is more… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12public — [adj1] community, general accessible, city, civic, civil, common, communal, conjoint, conjunct, country, federal, free, free to all, government, governmental, intermutual, metropolitan, municipal, mutual, national, not private, open, open door,… …

    New thesaurus

  • 13public — n *following, clientele, audience …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 14public — Public, Publicus, Propatulus …

    Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • 15public — The whole body politic, or the aggregate of the citizens of a state, nation, or municipality. The inhabitants of a state, county, or community. In one sense, everybody, and accordingly the body of the people at large; the community at large,… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 16public — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or concerning the people as a whole (a public holiday; the public interest). 2 open to or shared by all the people (public baths; public library; public meeting). 3 done or existing openly (made his views public; a public… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 17public — ▪ I. public pub‧lic 1 [ˈpʌblɪk] noun the public ordinary people who do not belong to the government or have any special position in society: • An offer for the sale of shares to the general public was planned for early next year. • The… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 18public — pub|lic1 W1S1 [ˈpʌblık] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ordinary people)¦ 2¦(for anyone)¦ 3¦(government)¦ 4¦(known about)¦ 5¦(not hidden)¦ 6¦(place with a lot of people)¦ 7 public life 8 public image 9 go public 10 public appearanc …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19public — 1 / pVblIk/ adjective 1 ORDINARY PEOPLE (no comparative) connected with all the ordinary people in a country, who are not members of the government or do not have important jobs: The law was changed as a result of public pressure. | in the public …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20PUBLIC — IQUE. adj. Qui appartient à tout un peuple, qui concerne tout un peuple. L intérêt public. L autorité publique. L utilité publique. Le trésor public. Les revenus publics. La dette publique. Les effets, les fonds publics. Il est de l avantage… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)