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Grouping of individual people
In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individual people, and the public (a.k.a. the general public) is the totality of such
Public
Works outside the scope of copyright law
The public domain (PD) consists of all creative work to which no exclusive intellectual property rights apply. Those rights may have expired, be forfeit
Public_domain
Company that offers its securities for sale to the general public
public (publicly traded) company can be listed on a stock exchange (listed company), which facilitates the trade of shares, or not (unlisted public company)
Public_company
Management of public communication of organizations
Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing and disseminating information from an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency
Public_relations
A public–public partnership (PuP) is a partnership between a government body or public authority and another such body or a non-profit organization to
Public–public_partnership
Person who endangers society as a whole
"Public enemy" is a term to denounce a notorious criminal whose activities are seen as extremely damaging to society. A notable declared public enemy was
Public_enemy
Electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service
Public broadcasting (or public service broadcasting) is radio, television, and other electronic media whose primary mission is public service with a commitment
Public_broadcasting
Performing a speech to a live audience
Public speaking, or oratory, is the delivery of a speech to a live audience. Throughout history, public speaking has held significant cultural, religious
Public_speaking
Shared transportation service for use by the general public
Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) refers to forms of transport made available for
Public_transport
University funded by public means
A public university, state university, or public college is a university or college that is owned by the state or receives significant funding from a government
Public_university
Historical activity undertaken by non-academics
Public history is a broad range of activities undertaken by people with some training in the discipline of history who are generally working outside of
Public_history
Academic discipline; implementation or management of policy
Public administration, also known as public policy and administration or public management, is the implementation of public policies, which are sets of
Public_administration
American hip-hop group
Public Enemy is an American hip-hop group formed in Roosevelt, New York, in 1985 by Chuck D and Flavor Flav. The group rose to prominence for their political
Public_Enemy
Sexual activity that takes place in a public context
Public sex is sexual activity that takes place in a public context. It refers to one or more persons performing a sex act in a public place, or in a private
Public_sex
Topics referred to by the same term
Public ministry may refer to: Public ministry of Jesus Public ministers in Christian churches, such as pastors and priests. This term is used especially
Public_ministry
Places generally open and accessible to everyone
A public space is a place that is open and accessible to the general public. Roads, pavements, public squares, parks, and beaches are typically considered
Public_space
State-owned or noncommercial financial institution
A public bank is a bank, a financial institution, in which a state, municipality, or public actors are the owners. It is an enterprise under government
Public_bank
United States public universities comparable to Ivy League schools
"Public Ivy" is an informal term that refers to public universities in the United States that are perceived to provide a collegiate experience on the
Public_Ivy
Aquatic counterpart of a zoo
A public aquarium (pl. aquaria; or public water zoo) is the aquatic equivalent of a zoo, which houses living aquatic animal and plant specimens for public
Public_aquarium
Promoting health through informed choices
Public health is "the science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society
Public_health
Civil service position
notary public (a.k.a. notary or public notary; pl. notaries public) of the common law is a public officer constituted by law to serve the public in non-contentious
Notary_public
2005 single by Kelis featuring Nas
"In Public" is a song by American singer Kelis, featuring American rapper Nas, taken from the former's third studio album, Tasty (2003). It was released
In_Public
2004 Indian sex scandal
the unconsented sharing of an explicit video filmed by a student at Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram. The scandal caused a widespread sensation across India
DPS_MMS_scandal
Drunk in the public sphere
Public intoxication, also known as "drunk and disorderly" and "drunk in public", is a summary offense in certain countries related to public cases or displays
Public_intoxication
There are eleven official public holidays in France, of which three are movable days which always fall on a weekday. The Alsace region and the Moselle
Public_holidays_in_France
Capital and largest city of Hungary
universities with more than 150,000 students, most of them attending large public research universities that are highly ranked worldwide in their fields,
Budapest
Planned space for displaying plants and other forms of nature
and delight the senses. The most common form today is a residential or public garden, but the term garden has traditionally been a more general one. Zoos
Garden
The following is a list of publicly traded companies, that have the largest market capitalization or "market value". Most or all of these companies would
List of public corporations by market capitalization
List_of_public_corporations_by_market_capitalization
Room or building with toilets for the general public
A public toilet, also known as a restroom, bathroom or washroom, is a room or small building with toilets (or urinals) and sinks for use by the general
Public_toilet
Art in public space
definition of public art by its absence of public process or public sanction as "bona fide" public art. Common characteristics of public art are public accessibility
Public_art
Sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia
The Public Investment Fund (PIF; Arabic: صندوق الاستثمارات العامة) is the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia. It is among the largest sovereign wealth
Public_Investment_Fund
Topics referred to by the same term
Public account may refer to: Public Account (India) Public Account, 1975 BBC TV programme in Scotland Public accounting WeChat#Public accounts Account
Public_account
Topics referred to by the same term
The Public is the people and society of a nation or community, or the whole of humanity. (The) Public may also refer to: The Public (film), a 2018 film
The_Public_(disambiguation)
Display of executed criminals from a gallows-type structure
hanged on public display to deter other existing or potential criminals. Occasionally, the gibbet (/ˈdʒɪbɪt/) was also used as a method of public execution
Gibbeting
State of humans wearing no clothing
in public may be forbidden in some jurisdictions, unregulated in others, or protected as a legal right in public and the workplace. Where public breastfeeding
Nudity
Official review of events or actions ordered by a government body
A public inquiry, also known as a tribunal of inquiry, government inquiry, or simply inquiry, is an official review of events or actions ordered by a government
Public_inquiry
Distributed data store for digital transactions
typically managed by a peer-to-peer (P2P) computer network for use as a public distributed ledger, where nodes collectively adhere to a consensus algorithm
Blockchain
Largest city in South Africa
well-developed higher education system of both private and public universities. Johannesburg is served by the public universities University of the Witwatersrand and
Johannesburg
Government-run store selling food and supplies
Public grocery stores are grocery stores that are operated by a government for the benefit of the general public. Because these grocery stores are publicly
Public_grocery_store
Academic journal
Public Culture is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary academic journal of cultural studies published by Duke University Press. It is sponsored by the Department
Public_Culture
American television series
Boston Public is an American drama television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox. Set in Boston, the series centers on Winslow High
Boston_Public
Topics referred to by the same term
drama film Public Access (2026 film), an upcoming American documentary film Public access computer Public Access T.V. (band), musical group Public-access
Public_access
English rock band
General Public were an English new wave band, formed in Birmingham in 1983, by vocalists Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger of the Beat, and which also included
General_Public
Government proposals, principles and actions
Public policy is an institutionalized proposal or a decided set of elements like laws, regulations, guidelines, and actions to solve or address relevant
Public_policy
Member of the British royal family (1961–1997)
Princess of Wales, a role in which she was enthusiastically received by the public. The couple had two sons, William and Harry, who were then respectively
Diana,_Princess_of_Wales
following list includes public secular institutions, public separate schools, and privately managed independent schools in Ontario. All public schools in Ontario
List of secondary schools in Ontario
List_of_secondary_schools_in_Ontario
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up public eye in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Public Eye or The Public Eye may refer to: Public Eye Network, a progressive investigative group
Public_Eye
The following is a list of National Public Radio personnel: NPR leadership, as of January 2026[update]: Katherine Maher, president and CEO Jarl Mohn, president
List_of_NPR_personnel
Periodical publication
bulletin) is a periodical publication that has been authorised to publish public or legal notices. It is usually established by statute or official action
Government_gazette
Residential properties owned by a government
Public housing, also known as social housing, is subsidized or affordable housing provided in buildings that are usually owned and managed by local government
Public_housing
US legal requirement on property seized by eminent domain
Public use is a legal requirement under the Takings Clause ("nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation") of the Fifth
Public_use
General holiday established by law
A public holiday, national holiday, federal holiday, statutory holiday, bank holiday or legal holiday is a holiday generally established by law and is
Public_holiday
Public part of the economy
The public sector, also called the state sector, is the part of the economy composed of both public services and public enterprises. Public sectors include
Public_sector
Area in social life with political ramifications
The public sphere (German: Öffentlichkeit) is an area in social life where individuals can come together to freely discuss and identify societal problems
Public_sphere
Buildings with swimming pools or other facilities for bathing
Public baths originated when most people in population centers did not have access to private bathing facilities. Though termed "public", they have often
Public_bathing
Purchases by a government body
Government procurement or public procurement is the purchase of goods, works (construction), or services by the state, such as by a government agency or
Government_procurement
Type of high-school debate
Public forum debate is a form of competitive debate where debaters use their evidence and impacts to outweigh the benefits and harms of the opposing side
Public_forum_debate
System or group governing an organized community
Health care Mail Military Policing Public buildings Public broadcasting Public libraries Public parks Public utilities Public transportation Social services
Government
Person who supervises implementation of journalism ethics at news organization
with the public. Most commonly, public editors perform this work through a regular feature on a newspaper's editorial page. Because public editors are
Public_editor
Index of articles associated with the same name
Public Service Commission may refer to: Public utilities commission Alabama Public Service Commission Georgia Public Service Commission Public Service
Public_Service_Commission
Act of urinating in a public space
Public urination refers to urinating in a public space without using designated facilities such as toilets or urinals. This includes urinating against
Public_urination
President of Venezuela from 1999 to 2013
office he enacted economic policies supported by the IMF, angering the public. In an attempt to stop widespread lootings and protests that followed his
Hugo_Chávez
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Joe Public in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Joe Public may refer to: Joe Public, a generic name used to denote a hypothetical "common man" in
Joe_Public
Arts organization in New York City
The Public Theater is an arts organization based in Manhattan, New York City. Founded by Joseph Papp, the Public Theater was originally the Shakespeare
The_Public_Theater
American preacher (1752–1819)
The Public Universal Friend (born Jemima Wilkinson; November 29, 1752 – July 1, 1819) was an American preacher born in Cumberland, Rhode Island, to Quaker
Public_Universal_Friend
Capital punishment carried out in public view
has media related to Public execution. A public execution is a form of capital punishment which "members of the general public may voluntarily attend"
Public_execution
Form of punishment whose main feature is dishonoring or disgracing a person
Public humiliation or public shaming is a form of punishment whose main feature is dishonoring or disgracing a person, usually an offender or a prisoner
Public_humiliation
Movie theater designed for the exhibition of pornographic films
rules are generally less strict regarding partial- or full-nudity and public masturbation or sex, and such behavior may be condoned explicitly or simply
Adult_movie_theater
Inclusion of the people in the activities of any organization or project
Public participation, also known as citizen participation or patient and public involvement, is the inclusion of the public in the activities of any organization
Public_participation
Area of naturally occurring land set aside for visitor enjoyment and other purposes
As cities became crowded, private hunting grounds became places for the public. Early opportunities for the creation of urban parks in both Europe and
Park
US international self storage company
Public Storage, headquartered in Glendale, California, is a real estate investment trust that invests in self storage. It is the largest brand of self-storage
Public_Storage
United States, public rights, as compared to private rights, belong to citizens but are vested in and vindicated by political entities. Public rights cannot
Public_rights
Topics referred to by the same term
Public telephone may refer to: Call box Courtesy telephone Emergency telephone Payphone Police box Red telephone box Telephone booth Public Telephone
Public_telephone
Publics are small groups of people who follow one or more particular issue very closely. They are well informed about the issue(s) and also have a very
Publics
Law governing government actions
Public law is the part of law that governs relations and affairs between legal persons and a government, between different institutions within a state
Public_law
Public road or other public way on land
sense of the term is any public or private road or other public way on land, including not just major roads but also other public roads and rights of way
Highway
Topics referred to by the same term
Public order may refer to Public security: the prevention of and protection from events that could endanger the safety and security of the public from
Public_order
Collection of books accessible by the public
A public library is a library, most often a lending library, that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such
Public_library
Independent state institution of South Africa
The Public Protector in South Africa is one of six independent state institutions set up by the country's Constitution to support and defend democracy
Public_Protector
Organization that performs policy research and advocacy
A think tank or public policy institute is an organization that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy
Think_tank
Cryptographic network protocol
(e.g. username and password) for this access to these computers across a public network in an unsecured way poses a great risk of third parties obtaining
Secure_Shell
Topics referred to by the same term
Public corporation may refer to: Government-owned corporation Public company, i.e. a limited liability company that offers its securities for sale to the
Public_corporation
Capital of Rajasthan, India
the Bureau of Indian Standards, the State Pollution Control Board and the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED). It will also be responsible for financing
Jaipur
Lawyer appointed as legal aid
A public defender is a lawyer appointed to represent people who otherwise cannot reasonably afford to hire a lawyer to defend themselves in a trial. Several
Public_defender
Entity which operates public service infrastructure
A public utility company (usually just utility) is an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service (often also providing a service
Public_utility
1931 film by William A. Wellman
The Public Enemy (Enemies of the Public in the UK) is a 1931 American pre-Code gangster film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film
The_Public_Enemy
Legal concept
A public figure is a person who has achieved fame, prominence or notoriety within a society, whether through achievement, luck, action, or in some cases
Public_figure
Golden Valley Electric Association Kodiak Electric Association Arizona Public Service Salt River Project Tucson Electric Power UniSource Energy Services
List of United States electric companies
List_of_United_States_electric_companies
Establishment that serves alcoholic drinks
A pub (short for public house) is, in several countries, a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The
Pub
Public holidays in Germany can be declared by law either by the Federal German authorities or by the Länder for their respective jurisdictions. The constitution
Public_holidays_in_Germany
Study of the role of government within the economy
Public finance refers to the monetary resources available to governments and also to the study of finance within government and role of the government
Public_finance
Whipping as a punishment
Century. Unlike typical floggings sentenced by Sharia courts which are public, these punishments take place behind closed doors, with the accused tied
Flagellation
The social attitudes toward and legal status of breastfeeding in public vary widely in cultures around the world. In many countries, both in the Global
Breastfeeding_in_public
Public holidays celebrated in Spain include a mix of religious (Roman Catholic), national and regional observances. Each municipality is allowed to have
Public_holidays_in_Spain
The Public Advertiser was a London newspaper in the 18th century. The Public Advertiser was originally known as the London Daily Post and General Advertiser
Public_Advertiser
2006 studio album by Jessica Simpson
A Public Affair is the fifth studio album by American pop singer Jessica Simpson. The album was released on August 26, 2006 in the United States by Epic
A_Public_Affair
Social customs and laws concerning drinking alcohol in public
customs and laws concerning drinking alcohol in public vary significantly around the world. "Public" in this context refers to outdoor spaces such as
Drinking_in_public
Service provided to all members of a community
Military Policing Public buildings Public broadcasting Public libraries Public parks Public policy-making Public utilities Public transportation Social
Public_service
Public indecency involving nudity
Indecent exposure is the deliberate public exposure by a person of a portion of their body in a manner contrary to local standards of appropriate behavior
Indecent_exposure
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up public enemy or public enemies in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Public Enemy is an American hip hop group. Public Enemy or Public Enemies may
Public_Enemy_(disambiguation)
PUBLIC
PUBLIC
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a bald-headed man or someone of cadaverous appearance, from Middle English sc(h)olle, sc(h)ulle ‘skull’ (probably of Scandinavian origin).Nicholas Scull emigrated from Bristol, England, to Philadelphia, PA, with his brother John in 1685. He founded a wealthy Quaker family whose descendants have been prominent in western PA, in law, newspaper publication, and banking.
Girl/Female
English French
Courtyard within castle walls; steward or public official. Surname or given name.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a spokesman, from Middle English mutere, motere ‘one who speaks at public meetings’, Old English mÅtere, an agent derivative of (ge)mÅt ‘gathering’, ‘meeting’. See also Musto.
Boy/Male
English French American
Steward or public official; man in charge.
Girl/Female
French Latin
From the Latin Lucretia. Famous bearer: Lucrece, a Roman matron who committed suicide as a public...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for someone who was employed in the private living quarters of his master, rather than in the public halls of the manor. The name represents a genitive or plural form of Middle English cha(u)mbre ‘chamber’, ‘room’ (Latin camera), and is synonymous in origin with Chamberlain, but as that office rose in the social scale, this term remained reserved for more humble servants of the bedchamber.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Lanier 1.Dutch : variant of Leonard.Jewish (western Ashkenazic) : name taken by someone who was good at chanting the Pentateuch at public worship in the synagogue or who regularly did so, from West Yiddish layner ‘reader’ (a derivative of West Yiddish laynen ‘to read’, which comes ultimately from Latin legere ‘to read’).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a flax grower or merchant, from German Lein ‘flax’ + agent suffix -er.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a bell ringer, in particular one whose duty was to make public announcements, after ringing a bell to attract attention. Compare Bell.Americanized or Swedish spelling of German Bellmann, a North German habitational name from Belle in Westphalia, Bell in the Rhineland, or Bellen near Bremen.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the city of Bath in western England, which is the site of sumptuous, but in the Middle Ages ruined, Roman baths. The place is named with the dative plural of Old English bæð ‘bath’. In some cases the surname may have originated as a metonymic occupational name for an attendant at a public bath house.Scottish : reduced and altered form of McBeth.German : variant of Bathe.Indian (Panjab) : Sikh name based on the name of a Jat clan.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : nickname for a fair-haired person, from Gaelic bà n ‘white’, ‘fair’. This is a common name in the Highlands, first recorded in Perth in 1324.Northern English : nickname meaning ‘bone’, probably bestowed on an exceptionally tall, lean man, from Old English bÄn ‘bone’. In northern Middle English -Ä- was preserved, whereas in southern dialects (which later became standard), it was changed to -Å-.Northern English : nickname for a hospitable person, from northern Middle English beyn, bayn ‘welcoming’, ‘friendly’ (Old Norse beinn ‘straight’, ‘direct’).English and French : metonymic occupational name for an attendant at a public bath house, from Middle English, Old French baine ‘bath’.French : topographic name for someone who lived by a Roman bath, from Old French baine ‘bath’ or a habitational name from a place in Ille-et-Vilaine, named with this word.Possibly an altered spelling of North German Behn.George Luke Scobie Bain (1836–91) was born in Stirling, Scotland. He ran away to sea and successively lived and worked in Portland, ME, Chicago, and St. Louis, where he was a miller and flour merchant and a very prominent citizen.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Sewell.Samuel Sewall (1652–1730) came with his parents from Bishop Stoke, Hampshire, England, to Newbury, MA, as a nine-year-old boy. In 1676 he married Hannah Hull, a wealthy heiress, and in 1681 he was appointed printer to the Council in Boston. He served as a judge in the infamous Salem witchcraft trials of 1692—the only one of the judges to admit publicly that he had been wrong. In 1700 he published The Selling of Joseph, which argues that all men are created equal and presents theological arguments against slavery.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Midlands and Yorkshire)
English (chiefly Midlands and Yorkshire) : occupational nickname for an official who carried a staff of office, from Middle English wag(gen) ‘to brandish or shake’ + staff ‘staff’, ‘rod’.English (chiefly Midlands and Yorkshire) : obscene nickname for a medieval ‘flasher’, one who brandished his ‘staff’ publicly.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone living by a Roman road or other great highway, from Old English brÄd ‘broad’ + strÇ£t ‘paved highway’, ‘Roman road’ (see Street), or habitational name from some minor place named with these elements.The poet Anne Bradstreet (1612–72) was born Anne Dudley, probably in Northampton, England. She and her husband Simon Bradstreet came to MA with Winthrop in 1630. Simon (1603–97) came from an old Suffolk family. He served in various public offices and was governor of MA from 1679 to 1686 and again in 1686–92.
Boy/Male
English French
Steward or public official; man in charge.
Girl/Female
English French
Courtyard within castle walls; steward or public official. Surname or given name.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Public speaker, Singer
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Inkersall in Derbyshire, recorded in the 13th century as Hinkershil(l) and Hinkreshill. The final element is Old English hyll ‘hill’. The first may be the Old Norse personal name Ingvarr or an Old English byname Hynkere meaning ‘limper’. Ekwall suggests that it may represent a contracted version of Old English hīgna æcer ‘monks’ field’.The Ingersoll name in America dates back to John Ingersoll, who emigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629. His descendants include lawyers, public officials, and politicians in CT and PA.
Surname or Lastname
Reduced form of Irish McCage, a variant of McCaig.English (East Anglia)
Reduced form of Irish McCage, a variant of McCaig.English (East Anglia) : from Middle English, Old French cage ‘cage’, ‘enclosure’ (Latin cavea ‘container’, ‘cave’), hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker and seller of small cages for animals or birds, or a keeper of the large public cage in which petty criminals were confined for short periods of imprisonment.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Kent named Chittenden, probably from an Old English personal name Citta (perhaps a byname derived from cī{dh} ‘shoot’, ‘sprout’) + -ing- denoting association + Old English denn ‘swine pasture’.William Chittenden came from Cranbrook, Kent, England, and settled in Guilford, CT, in 1639. His fourth-generation descendant Thomas Chittenden, born in East Guilford, CT, in 1730, received a grant of land in 1774 in VT, where he was governor, as was his son Martin. Thomas’s other sons each sat in the VT assembly and held various public offices.
Surname or Lastname
French
French : from the personal name Privat, Latin Privatus (from privatus ‘private citizen’, i.e. not a public official). This was the name of several early saints, including a bishop of Mende, martyred in the 3rd century.English : habitational name from a place in Hampshire, which probably gets its name from an unrecorded Old English word pryfet ‘privet’. This word is found from an early date in place names, for example Privett Farm in Standlynch, Wiltshire, which could be a source of the surname, but as a vocabulary element it is not recorded before the 16th century.
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Female
Hebrew
(מֶרִי) Hebrew name MERI means "bitter" and "rebellious."Â
Girl/Female
Tamil
Exist
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Chinese
Rye Meadow
Girl/Female
Tamil
Name of a flower in marathi
Male
Romanian
Romanian name derived from the word soare, SORIN means "sun."
Boy/Male
Arabic
Writer; Recorder
Biblical
brother of a prince; brother of a song
Boy/Male
Hindu
Hymns of Lord, Verse
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Gomer.
Female
Hebrew
(×”Öµ× Ö°×™Ö¸×”) Hebrew name CHENYA means "grace of the Lord."
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n.
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.
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Having, or exercising, a disposition to advance the interest of the community or public; as, public-spirited men.
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The act of offering a book, pamphlet, engraving, etc., to the public by sale or by gratuitous distribution.
a.
Public-spirited.
adv.
With exposure to popular view or notice; without concealment; openly; as, property publicly offered for sale; an opinion publicly avowed; a declaration publicly made.
n.
The quality or state of being public, or open to the knowledge of a community; notoriety; publicness.
n.
The quality or state of being public, or open to the view or notice of people at large; publicity; notoriety; as, the publicness of a sale.
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Dictated by a regard to public good; as, a public-spirited project or measure.
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The quality or state of belonging to the community; as, the publicness of property.
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Open to the knowledge or view of all; general; common; notorious; as, public report; public scandal.
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Open to common or general use; as, a public road; a public house.
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A public house; an inn.
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Public-spirited.
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That which is published or made known; especially, any book, pamphlet, etc., offered for sale or to public notice; as, a daily or monthly publication.
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Of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; -- opposed to private; as, the public treasury.
n.
The act of publishing or making known; notification to the people at large, either by words, writing, or printing; proclamation; divulgation; promulgation; as, the publication of the law at Mount Sinai; the publication of the gospel; the publication of statutes or edicts.
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A writer on the laws of nature and nations; one who is versed in the science of public right, the principles of government, etc.
n.
An act done in public.
n.
A farmer of the taxes and public revenues; hence, a collector of toll or tribute. The inferior officers of this class were often oppressive in their exactions, and were regarded with great detestation.
n.
The keeper of an inn or public house; one licensed to retail beer, spirits, or wine.