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Another word for public

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Adjective

  1. Of, concerning, or affecting the community or the people

      1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a nation:
      2. Of or relating to nationality:
      3. Of or maintained by the government of a nation:
      1. Of, relating to, or befitting a citizen or citizens:
      2. Of or relating to citizens and their interrelations with one another or with the state:
      3. Of ordinary citizens or ordinary community life as distinguished from the military or the ecclesiastical:
      1. Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.
    See also:

    specific

  2. Belonging to, shared by, or applicable to all alike

      1. Directed and received by each toward the other; reciprocal:
      2. Having the same relationship to each other:
      3. Possessed in common:
      1. A place or part at which two or more things are joined.
      2. A way in which two or more things are joined:
      3. A point of articulation between two or more bones, especially such a connection that allows motion.
      1. Concerned with, applicable to, or affecting the whole or every member of a class or category:
      2. Affecting or characteristic of the majority of those involved; prevalent:
      3. Of or affecting the entire body:
      1. Joined together; combined:
      2. Of, consisting of, or involving two or more combined or associated entities; joint.
      1. Of or relating to a commune.
      2. Of or relating to a community.
      3. Of, belonging to, or shared by the people of a community; public.
      1. Belonging equally to or shared equally by two or more; joint:
      2. Of or relating to the community as a whole; public:
      3. Widespread; prevalent:
    See also:

    group

  3. Of, representing, or carried on by people at large

      1. Widely liked or appreciated:
      2. Liked by acquaintances; sought after for company:
      3. Of, representing, or carried on by the people at large:
      1. Concerned with, applicable to, or affecting the whole or every member of a class or category:
      2. Affecting or characteristic of the majority of those involved; prevalent:
      3. Of or affecting the entire body:
      1. Of, characterized by, or advocating democracy:
      2. Of or for the people in general; popular:
      3. Believing in or practicing social equality:
    See also:

    specific

    politics

  4. Not restricted or confined to few

    See also:

    open

Noun

  1. The common people

    See also:

    over

  2. Persons as an organized body

      1. The totality of people regarded as forming a community of interdependent individuals:
      2. A group of people broadly distinguished from other groups by mutual interests, participation in characteristic relationships, shared institutions, and a common culture:
      3. An organization or association of persons engaged in a common profession, activity, or interest:
      1. Humans considered as a group or in indefinite numbers. Often treated as a plural of person, especially in compounds:
      2. The mass of ordinary persons; the populace. Used with the :
      3. A body of persons living in the same country under one national government; a nationality.
      1. A group of people living in the same locality and under the same government.
      2. The district or locality in which such a group lives.
      3. A group of people having common interests:
    See also:

    specific

  3. The body of persons who admire a public personality, especially an entertainer

      1. Coming next in time or order:
      2. Now to be enumerated:
      3. Blowing in the same direction as the course of a ship or aircraft. Used of wind.
      1. A group of viewers or listeners of a work of art or entertainment, especially those present at a performance.
      2. The readership for printed matter, as for a book.
      3. A group of people who follow or admire an artist or performer:
    See also:

    like

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Another word for public

Modifier

  1. Open to the public

    See also:

    free

  2. Owned by the public

      1. A subdivision of a county in most northeast and Midwest US states, having the status of a unit of local government with varying governmental powers.
      2. A public land surveying unit of 36 sections or 36 square miles.
      3. An ancient administrative division of a large parish in England.
      1. A center of population, commerce, and culture; a town of significant size and importance.
      2. An incorporated municipality in the United States with definite boundaries and legal powers set forth in a charter granted by the state.
      3. A Canadian municipality of high rank, usually determined by population but varying by province.
      1. A nation or state.
      2. The territory of a nation or state; land.
      3. The people of a nation or state; populace:
      1. Of, relating to, or being a form of government in which a union of states recognizes the sovereignty of a central authority while retaining certain residual powers of government.
      2. Of or constituting a form of government in which sovereign power is divided between a central authority and a number of constituent political units.
      3. Of or relating to the central government of a federation as distinct from the governments of its member units.
      1. A condition or mode of being, as with regard to circumstances:
      2. A condition of being in a stage or form, as of structure, growth, or development:
      3. A mental or emotional condition:
      1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a major city:
      2. Of or constituting a large city or urbanized area, including adjacent suburbs and towns:
      3. Of, relating to, or constituting the home territory of an imperial or colonial state.
      1. Of, relating to, or typical of a municipality.
      2. Having local self-government.
      3. Issued on the authority of a local or state government.
      1. Of or relating to a commune.
      2. Of or relating to a community.
      3. Of, belonging to, or shared by the people of a community; public.
      1. Belonging equally to or shared equally by two or more; joint:
      2. Of or relating to the community as a whole; public:
      3. Widespread; prevalent:
      1. Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.
      1. Of, relating to, or befitting a citizen or citizens:
      2. Of or relating to citizens and their interrelations with one another or with the state:
      3. Of ordinary citizens or ordinary community life as distinguished from the military or the ecclesiastical:
      1. The act or process of governing, especially the control and administration of public policy in a political unit.
      2. The office, function, or authority of a governing individual or body.
      3. Exercise of authority in a political unit; rule.
      1. Relating to a government
      2. Relating to governing.
    Antonyms:
Noun
  1. See also:

    people

Idioms:

    in public

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Sentence Examples

  • It's all public record.

  • I'm beginning to despise public officials.

  • The rise of public opinion as the most powerful political force in the world.

  • If she possessed a smile, she never presented it for public display.

  • Thanks to the burgeoning of technology and social media, public opinion is the most powerful political force in the world today.

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