public

pub·lic  (pblk)

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.

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.

Idioms:

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 publictalent in privacy" Marilyn Monroe.

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[Middle English publik, from Old French public, from Latin pblicus, alteration (influenced by pbs, adult population) of poplicus, from populus, people, of Etruscan origin.]

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public·ness n.

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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

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Public the community; the people, 1611.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	public - people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public" populace, world 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"

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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 3. general, popular, national, shared, common, widespread, universal, collective

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

adjective 6. known, published, exposed, open, obvious, acknowledged, recognized, plain, patent, notorious, overt, in circulation << OPPOSITE secret

Translations

public [ˈpʌblɪk] adj, n → público;

in public → en público;

to make sth public → revelar or hacer público algo;

to be public knowledge → ser del dominio público;

to go public (COMM) → proceder a la venta pública de acciones

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public [ˈpʌblɪk] adj → public/ique

n → public m;

in public → en public;

the general public → le grand public;

to be public knowledge → être de notoriété publique;

to go public (Comm) → être coté(e) en Bourse;

to make public → rendre public

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public [ˈpʌblɪk] adj → öffentlich

n the public (= in general) → die Öffentlichkeit (= particular set of people); das Publikum;

to be public knowledge → allgemein bekannt sein;

to make sth public → etw bekannt machen;

to go public (Comm) → in eine Aktiengesellschaft umgewandelt werden;

in public → in aller Öffentlichkeit;

the general public → die Allgemeinheit

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public [ˈpʌblɪk] adj → pubblico/a

n → pubblico;

in public → in pubblico;

the general public → il pubblico;

to make sth public → render noto or di pubblico dominio qc;

to be public knowledge → essere di dominio pubblico;

to go public (COMM) → emettere le azioni sul mercato