pub·lic (p b l k)adj. 1. Of, concerning, or affecting the community or the people: the public good. 2. Maintained for or used by the people or community: a public park. 3. Capitalized in shares of stock that can be traded on the open market: a public company. 4. Participated in or attended by the people or community: "Opinions are formed in a process of open discussion and public debate" (Hannah Arendt). 5. Connected with or acting on behalf of the people, community, or government: public office. 6. Enrolled in or attending a public school: transit passes for public students. 7. Open to the knowledge or judgment of all: a public scandal. n. Idioms: 1. The community or the people as a whole. 2. A group of people sharing a common interest: the reading public. 3. Admirers or followers, especially of a famous person. See Usage Note at collective noun. go public To become publicly owned, by launching shares of stock onto the open market: The company went public after having been closely held for 12 years. go public with Informal To reveal to the public a previously unknown or secret piece of information: The president finally had to go public with the scandal. in public In such a way as to be visible to the scrutiny of the people: "A career is born in public  talent in privacy" (Marilyn Monroe).[Middle English publik, from Old French public, from Latin p  blicus, alteration (influenced by pb s, adult population) of poplicus, from populus, people, of Etruscan origin.]pub lic·ness n. |
public
Adjective
1. relating to the people as a whole
2. provided by the government: public service
3. open to all: public gardens
4. well-known: a public figure
5. performed or made openly: public proclamation
6. maintained by and for the community: a public library
7. open, acknowledged, or notorious: a public scandal
8. go public
a. (of a private company) to offer shares for sale to the public: few German firms have gone public in recent years
b. to make information, plans, etc., known: the group would not have gone public with its suspicions unless it was fully convinced of them
Noun
1. the community or people in general
2. a particular section of the community: the racing public [Latin publicus]
publicly adv
Public the community; the people, 1611.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  public - people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" admass - the segment of the public that is easily influenced by mass media (chiefly British) audience - the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment; "every artist needs an audience"; "the broadcast reached an audience of millions" |
| 2. | public - a body of people sharing some common interest; "the reading public" body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body" | |
| Adj. | 1. | public - 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" exoteric - suitable for the general public; "writings of an exoteric nature" overt, open - open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots" private - confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life" |
| 2. | public - affecting the people or community as a whole; "community leaders"; "community interests"; "the public welfare" common - belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public; "for the common good"; "common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community" |
public
noun 1. people, society, country, population, masses, community, nation, everyone, citizens, voters, electorate, multitude, populace, hoi polloi, Joe Public (slang) Joe Six-Pack U.S. (slang) commonalty
adjective 2. civic, government, state, national, local, official, community, social, federal, civil, constitutional, municipal
adjective 4. open, community, accessible, communal, open to the public, unrestricted, free to all, not private << OPPOSITE private
adjective 5. well-known, leading, important, respected, famous, celebrated, recognized, distinguished, prominent, influential, notable, renowned, eminent, famed, noteworthy, in the public eye
Translations
public [ˈpʌblɪk] adj → öffentlich
n the public (= in general) → die Öffentlichkeit (= particular set of people); das Publikum;
to go public (Comm) → in eine Aktiengesellschaft umgewandelt werden;
in public → in aller Öffentlichkeit;
the general public → die Allgemeinheit
public [ˈpʌblɪk] adj → pubblico/a
n → pubblico;
in public → in pubblico;
the general public → il pubblico;
adj public [ˈpablik]
of, for, or concerning, the people (of a community or nation) in general a public library; a public meeting; Public opinion turned against him; The public announcements are on the back page of the newspaper; This information should be made public and not kept secret any longer. publiek, openbaar عام، شائِع، عُمومي обществен veřejný offentlig öffentlich δημόσιος, κοινός público avalik عمومی yleinen, julkinen public צִיבורִי जघन nyilvános; köz- publik almennur, almennings-, almanna-; opinber pubblico 公の 대중의, 일반 국민의 viešas(is) publisks; sabiedrisks; atklāts awam; terbuka; org ramai openbaar offentlig, felles, allmenn publiczny público public общественный verejný javen javni offentlig, allmän สาธารณะ halkla ilgili, umumî 公共的，公眾的 публічний, загальнодоступний عوام، عوامي công khai; công luận; công cộng 公共的，公众的
adv publicly
publiek عَلَنا، جَهارا обществено veřejně offentligt öffentlich δημόσια públicamente avalikult بطور علنی julkisesti publiquement בְּפוּמבִּי सार्वजनिक nyilvánosan di muka umum opinberlega pubblicamente 公に 공공연히 viešai publiski; atklāti secara terbuka in het openbaar offentlig publicznie publicamente (în mod) public публично verejne javno javno offentligt อย่างเปิดเผยให้รู้ açıkça, herkesin önünde 當眾，公開地 публічно; відкрито اعلانيہ، کھلم کھلا công khai 当众，公开地
n puˈblicity [-ˈblisə-]
1 advertising There is a lot of publicity about the dangers of smoking. publisiteit إعْلان реклама propagace reklame; PR die Werbung δημοσιότητα publicidad, anuncios avalik tähelepanu آگهی tiedotus publicité פִּרסוֹמֶת प्रचार reklámozás publikasi auglÿsingar pubblicità 広告 선전, 광고(문) reklama reklāma pengiklanan publiciteit reklame reklama publicidade publicitate реклама propagácia reklama publicitet reklam การโฆษณา reklâm, tanıtma 廣告，宣傳 реклама تشہير sự quảng cáo 广告，宣传
2 the state of being widely known Film stars usually like publicity. publisiteit شُهْرَه популяност veřejná známost publicity die Publizität δημοσιότητα publicidad üldtuntus شهرت julkisuus publicité מְפוּרסָם ख्याति, प्रसिद्धि nyilvánosság; népszerűsítés publikasi frægð pubblicità 知れ渡ること 널리 알려짐 viešumas popularitāte publisiti bekendheid offentlig omtale, publisitet rozgłos publicidade publicitate известность publicita publiciteta publicitet publicitet การเป็นที่รู้จักอย่างกว้างขวาง tanınma, şöhret 宣揚 публічність; гласність شہرت được nhiều người biết đến 宣扬
v publicize, ˈpublicise [-saiz]
to make widely known; to advertise We are publicizing a new product. publiseer يُعْلِن عن، يُشْهِر، يُرَوِّج разгласявам propagovat præsentere Reklame machen für δημοσιοποιώ, διαφημίζω, προπαγανδίζω hacer publicidad (de) reklaamima تبلیغ کردن mainostaa de la faire publicité pour לָתֵת פִּרסוּם ל- विज्ञापन करना, प्रचार करना reklámoz mempublikasikan auglÿsa pubblicizzare 宣伝する ...을 공표하다, 선전[]하다 reklamuoti, skelbti reklamēt; popularizēt membuat publisiti bekend maken, reclame maken voor offentliggjøre, reklamere for reklamować fazer a publicidade de a face reclamă (pentru) рекламировать; предавать гласности propagovať reklamirati informisati javnost offentliggöra, annonsera, göra reklam för เผยแพร่ tanıtmak, reklâmını yapmak 為...作廣告宣傳 рекламувати; розголошувати عام کرنا đưa ra công khai 为...作广告宣传
public holiday
a day on which all (or most) shops, offices and factories are closed for a holiday. openbare vakansiedag عُطْلَة عامَّه официален празник státní svátek offentlig fridag öffentlicher Feiertag δημόσια αργία fiesta nacional rahvapüha تعطیل رسمی yleinen vapaapäivä fête légale חַג רשמִי सार्वजनिक छुट्टी hivatalos ünnep v. munkaszüneti nap liburan umum almennur frídagur (festa nazionale) 祝祭日 공휴일 valstybinė šventė valsts svētki/svinamā diena cuti umum feestdag offentlig fridag święto urzędowe feriado sărbătoare legală официальный праздник štátny sviatok državni praznik državni praznik allmän helgdag วันหยุด resmî tatil 公共假日 неробочий день عام چھٹي کا دن ngày lễ 公共假日
public house
a house where alcoholic drinks are sold to the public. kroeg حانَه، خَمّارَه кръчма hostinec, restaurace værtshus die Kneipe μπιραρία bar, pub kõrts, trahter بار kapakka, pubi débit de boissons בֵּית-מַרזֵחַ शराबखाना, मधुशाला kocsma, pub rumah minum krá (locale pubblico in cui sono venduti alcolici) パブ 대중 술집, 선술집 alinė, smuklė, baras krogs; bārs kedai minuman keras caf{#225}{#130}{#225} vertshus pub bar паб, пивная, бар hostinec lokal, točilnica pab pub ร้านขายเหล้าขนาดเล็ก meyhane 小酒店，客棧 корчма, шинок شراب خانہ tiệm rượu 小酒店，客栈
public relations
the attitude, understanding etc between a firm, government etc and the public. skakelwese عُلاقات عامَّه връзки с обществеността styk s veřejností public relations; PR die Öffentlichkeitsarbeit δημόσιες σχέσεις relaciones públicas suhted avalikkusega روابط عمومی suhdetoiminta relations publiques יַחֲסֵי צִיבּוּר जनसम्पर्क közkapcsolatok, közönségkapcsolatok, PR hubungan masyarakat almannatengsl pubbliche relazioni 広報活動 섭외, 홍보 ryšiai su visuomene, viešieji ryšiai attiecības starp iestādi u.tml. un sabiedrību perhubungan awam public relations PR, public relations, publikums-, kundeforhold stosunki instytucja-społeczeństwo relaçOes públicas public relations, relaţii publice связи с общественностью styk s verejnosťou stiki z javnostjo odnosi s javnošću PR, public relations งานประชาสัมพันธ์ halkla ilişkiler 公共關系 зв'язки з громадськістю رابطۂ عامہ quan hệ quần chúng 公共关系
n public ˈservice anˌnouncement
(especially American) an announcement on television or radio given as a service to the public. algemene aankondiging, amptelike aankondiging إعْلان خِدمَة عامَّه съобщение в услуга на населението informační služba pro veřejnost oplysning i radio og tv vedrørende offentlig serviceydelse die Veröffentlichung δημόσια ανακοίνωση εξυπηρέτησης ή ωφέλειας του πολίτη anuncio de utilidad pública avalik teadaanne اعلام عمومی הוֹדָעוֹת לַצִיבּוּר लोकसेवा, जनसेवा közérdekű bejelentés iklan layanan masyarakat annuncio pubblico 공익 광고 visuomeninio pobūdžio pranešimas/skelbimas paziņojums sabiedrībai pengumuman khidmat masyarakat TV-/radio-reklame (gitt gratis for en etat eller en god sak) komunikat radiowy/telewizyjny, reklama społeczna сообщение службы информации verejná oznamovacia služba javno obvestilo javna obaveštenja radiomeddelande (tv-meddelande) till allmänheten การประกาศทางโทรทัศน์ kamu duyuru hizmeti 公共事業告示 соціальна реклама ٹي وي يا ريڈيو پر ہونے والا عوام کے ليے اعلان thông báo về các dịch vụ công cộng 公共事业告示
public spirit
a desire to do things for the good of the community. burgersin روح المَصْلَحة العامَّة обществено съзнание úsilí o dobro společnosti samfundssind der Gemeinsinn ενδιαφέρον για τα κοινά civismo kodanikutunne نیکوکاری kansalaismieli civisme נְכוֹנוּת לִפעוֹל לְמָעַן הַצִיבּוּר लोकहित भाव, लोकभावना közösségi szellem pertasaan sosial félagsandi civismo, senso civico 公共心 공공심 visuomeniškumo jausmas sabiedriskā aktivitāte semangat awam maatschappelijke gezindheid samfunnsånd duch obywatelski dedicação à comunidade spirit civic общественное сознание zmysel pre verejné blaho čut za skupnost rodoljublje medborgaranda การทำการเพื่อกุศล halka hizmet arzusu 為公精神 громадянська свідомість سماج کي خدمت کا جذبہ tinh thần vì mọi người 为公精神
adj public-ˈspirited
burgersindelik ذو شُعور بالمَصْلَحَةِ العامَّه с обществено съзнание oddaný obecnému dobru samfundssindet Gemeinsinn-... που ενδιαφέρεται για τα κοινά de espíritu/carácter cívico, de buen ciudadano kodanikutundega نیکوکار yhteisvastuullinen bien public dévoué au בַּעַל נְכוֹנוּת לִפעוֹל לְמַעַן הַצִיבּור लोककल्याण, भावनायुक्त a közjóért küzdő berperasaan sosial félagslega sinnaður (che ha senso civico) 公共心のある 공공심이 투철한 visuomeniškas sabiedriski aktīvs bersemangat awam maatschappelijk gezind samfunnsnyttig dbały o dobro ogółu benfeitor cu spirit civic движимый интересами общества ochotný sa verejne angažovať ki skrbi za javni blagor rodoljubiv socialt ansvarskännande ที่มีจิตใจเพื่อการกุศล halka hizmet arzusu taşıyan 熱心公益的 такий, що має почуття громадянської свідомості محب وطن tinh thần quảng đại 热心公益的
public transport
the bus, tram and train services provided by a state or community for the public. openbare vervoer وسائِل النَّقْل العامَّه обществен транспорт veřejná doprava offentlig transport öffentliches Verkehrsmittel δημόσια μεταφορικά μέσα transporte público ühistransport سیستم حمل و نقل عمومی joukkoliikenne transports en commun רֶכֶב צִיבּורִי सार्वजनिक परिवहन tömegközlekedés angkutan umum almenningssamgöngur mezzi pubblici 公共輸送機関 공공 수송 기관(버스·열차 따위) viešasis transportas sabiedriskais transports pengangkutan awam openbaar vervoer offentlig transport transport publiczny transporte público transport în comun общественный транспорт verejná doprava javni prevoz javni prevoz allmänna kommunikationer, kollektivtrafik ระบบขนส่งมวลชน toplu taşıma(cılık) 公共交通(運輸) громадський транспорт عوامي نقل و حمل کے ذرائع phương tiện giao thông công cộng 公共交通（运输）
in public
in front of other people, not in private They are always quarrelling in public. in die openbaar علانيَةً، جَهْرا، أمام الناس публично veřejně for åbent tæppe in der Öffentlichkeit δημόσια, μπροστά σε κόσμο en público avalikult در ملا عام julkisesti en public בְּצִיבּוּר खुले आम nyilvánosan di muka umum opinberlega in pubblico 人前で 공공연히 viešai publiski; atklāti di khalayak ramai in het openbaar offentlig, for åpen scene publicznie em público în public на людях verejne javno u javnosti offentligt, inför publik ในที่สาธารณะ herkesin önünde, açıkça 當眾，公開(地) публічно; на людях لوگوں کے سامنے công khai 当众，公开（地）
the public
people in general This swimming pool is open to the public every day. die publiek الجُمْهور، الشَّعْب хората veřejnost offentligheden die Öffentlichkeit το κοινό el público publik, üldsus عموم مردم yleisö le public הַצִיבּוּר जनता a nagyközönség, a nyilvánosság, a közvélemény umum almenningur il pubblico 一般の人々 (일반) 국민, 대중 visuomenė [] sabiedrība; ļaudis; tauta orang ramai het publiek publikum, alle publiczność o público public(ul) публика verejnosť javnost javnost allmänheten ประชาชนทั่วไป halk, kamu 公眾 громадськість عام لوگ công chúng 公众
public opinion poll
a way of finding out public opinion by questioning a certain number of people. openbare opname اسْتِفْتاء الرأي العام допитване за общественото мнение výzkum veřejného mínění offentlig meningsmåling die Meinungsumfrage σφυγμομέτρηση της κοινής γνώμης encuesta/opinión pública sondeo de avaliku arvamuse uuringud نظر سنجی mielipidetutkimus sondage d'opinion סֶקֶר דָעַת קָהָל जनमत सर्वेक्षण közvéleménykutatás pengumpulan pendapat almenn skoðanakönnun sondaggio d'opinione 世論調査 여론 조사 viešosios nuomonės apklausa sabiedriskās domas aptauja tinjauan pendapat umum opiniepeiling meningsmåling badanie opinii publicznej sondagem à opinião pública sondaj de opinie опрос общественного мнения výskum verejnej mienky raziskava javnega mnenja ispitivanje javnog mnjenja opinionsundersökning โพลความเห็นของประชาชน kamu oyu 民意測驗 опитування громадської думки عوام کي رائے معلوم کرنے کا ايک طريقہ cuộc thăm dò dư luận quần chúng 民意测验
the public is singular: The public is entitled to know the facts .
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