Search results for 'public':

public adj 1 relating to or concerning all the people of a country or community • public health • public opinion. 2 relating to the organization and administration of a community. 3 provided for the use of the community • public library • public toilet. 4 well known through exposure in the media • a famous public figure. 5 made, done or held, etc openly, for all to see, hear or participate in • a public inquiry. 6 known to all • public knowledge • make one's views public. 7 watched or attended by an audience, spectators, etc. 8 open to view; not private or secluded • It's too public here. 9 provided by or run by central or local government • under public ownership. singular or plural noun 1 the people or community. 2 a particular class of people • the concert-going public. 3 an author's or performer's, etc audience or group of devotees • mustn't disappoint my public. go public 1 business to become a public company. 2 to make something previously private known to everyone. in public in the presence of other people. in the public eye said of a person, etc: well known through media exposure.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c: from Latin publicus, from populus people.