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pub·lic
[puhb-lik] Pronunciation Key
[puhb-lik] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
—Idioms
| 1. | of, pertaining to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole: public funds; a public nuisance. |
| 2. | done, made, acting, etc., for the community as a whole: public prosecution. |
| 3. | open to all persons: a public meeting. |
| 4. | of, pertaining to, or being in the service of a community or nation, esp. as a government officer: a public official. |
| 5. | maintained at the public expense and under public control: a public library; a public road. |
| 6. | generally known: The fact became public. |
| 7. | familiar to the public; prominent: public figures. |
| 8. | open to the view of all; existing or conducted in public: a public dispute. |
| 9. | pertaining or devoted to the welfare or well-being of the community: public spirit. |
| 10. | of or pertaining to all humankind; universal. |
| 11. | the people constituting a community, state, or nation. |
| 12. | a particular group of people with a common interest, aim, etc.: the book-buying public. |
| 13. | British Informal. a tavern; public house. |
| 14. | go public,
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| 15. | in public, not in private; in a situation open to public view or access; publicly: It was the first time that she had sung in public. |
| 16. | make public, to cause to become known generally, as through the news media: Her resignation was made public this morning. |
[Origin: 1400–50; < L pūblicus (earlier pōblicus, pōplicus, akin to populus people); r. late ME publique < MF < L, as above
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| pub·lic
(pŭb'lĭk) Pronunciation Key
adj.
n.
[Middle English publik, from Old French public, from Latin pūblicus, alteration (influenced by pūbēs, adult population) of poplicus, from populus, people, of Etruscan origin.] pub'lic·ness n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
public (asj.)
public (asj.)
1436, "of or pertaining to the people," from O.Fr. public (1311), from L. publicus, altered (by influence of L. pubes "adult population, adult") from Old L. poplicus "pertaining to the people," from populus "people." Meaning "open to all in the community" is from 1542. The noun meaning "the community" is attested from 1611. Public enemy is attested from 1756. Public relations first recorded 1913 (after an isolated use by Thomas Jefferson in 1807); abbreviation P.R. is from 1942. Public school is from 1580, originally, in Britain, a grammar school endowed for the benefit of the public, but most have evolved into boarding-schools for the well-to-do. The main modern meaning in U.S., "school (usually free) provided at public expense and run by local authorities," is attested from 1644. For public house, see pub.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| public | |
adjective | |
| 1. | 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" [ant: private] |
| 2. | affecting the people or community as a whole; "community leaders"; "community interests"; "the public welfare" |
noun | |
| 1. | people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public" [syn: populace] |
| 2. | a body of people sharing some common interest; "the reading public" |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Public
Assets that can be traded in a public market, such as the stock market.
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Any company that has issued stock to the public is a public company.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: pub·lic
Function: adjective
1 a : exposed to general view <public indecency> b : known or recognized by many or most people
2 a : of, relating to, or affecting all of the people or the whole area of a nation or state <public statutes> b : of or relating to a government : authorized by, administered by, or acting for the people as a political entity <public expenditures>public prosecutor> c : of, relating to, or being in the service of the community or nation public office> d : provided for, used by, or containing the records of a government agency public buildings>
3 : of or relating to people in general
4 : of or relating to business or community interests as opposed to private affairs <public policy> public concern>
5 : devoted to the general or national welfarepublic spirit>
6 : accessible to or shared by all members of the community public hearing> public park> —compare PRIVATE
7 : capitalized in shares that can be freely traded on the open market —often used with go —pub·lic·ly adverb
Main Entry: pub·lic
Function: adjective
1 a : exposed to general view <public indecency> b : known or recognized by many or most people
2 a : of, relating to, or affecting all of the people or the whole area of a nation or state <public statutes> b : of or relating to a government : authorized by, administered by, or acting for the people as a political entity <public expenditures>
3 : of or relating to people in general
4 : of or relating to business or community interests as opposed to private affairs <public policy> public concern>
5 : devoted to the general or national welfare
6 : accessible to or shared by all members of the community public hearing> public park> —compare PRIVATE
7 : capitalized in shares that can be freely traded on the open market —often used with go —pub·lic·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: public
Function: noun
1 : a place accessible or visible to the public —usually used in the phrase in public
2 : the people as a whole
Main Entry: public
Function: noun
1 : a place accessible or visible to the public —usually used in the phrase in public
2 : the people as a whole
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Public
Pub"lic\, a. [L. publicus, poblicus, fr. populus people: cf. F. public. See People.]1. 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. To the public good Private respects must yield. --Milton. He [Alexander Hamilton] touched the dead corpse of the public credit, and it sprung upon its feet. --D. Webster. 2. Open to the knowledge or view of all; general; common; notorious; as, public report; public scandal. Joseph, . . . not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. --Matt. i. 19. 3. Open to common or general use; as, a public road; a public house. "The public street." --Shak. Public act or statute (Law), an act or statute affecting matters of public concern. Of such statutes the courts take judicial notice. Public credit. See under Credit. Public funds. See Fund, 3. Public house, an inn, or house of entertainment. Public law. (a) See International law, under International. (b) A public act or statute. Public nuisance. (Law) See under Nuisance. Public orator. (Eng. Universities) See Orator, 3. Public stores, military and naval stores, equipments, etc. Public works, all fixed works built by civil engineers for public use, as railways, docks, canals, etc.; but strictly, military and civil engineering works constructed at the public cost.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Public
Pub"lic\, n. 1. 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. The public is more disposed to censure than to praise. --Addison. 2. A public house; an inn. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott. In public, openly; before an audience or the people at large; not in private or secrecy. "We are to speak in public." --Shak.
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