Sekirov Dictionary

public

/ˈpʌb.lɪk/

adjective13

  1. Open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it; especially, provided by national or local authorities and supported by money from taxes.
  2. (UK) In some older universities in the United Kingdom: open or pertaining to the whole university, as opposed to a constituent college or an individual staff member or student.
  3. able to be seen or known by everyone, and not hidden or secret
  4. Chiefly in make public: of a work: printed or otherwise published.
  5. Officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community, rather than by a private organization.
  6. Pertaining to the people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people; concerning the whole community or country.
  7. Pertaining to a person in the capacity in which they deal with other people on a formal or official basis, as opposed to a personal or private capacity; official, professional.
  8. Of a company: having shares of stock traded publicly, for example, through a stock market.
  9. Of an object: accessible to the program in general, not only to a class or subclass.
  10. (no longer used) Pertaining to nations collectively, or to nations regarded as civilized; international, supernational.
  11. (no longer used) Of or pertaining to the human race as a whole; common, universal.
  12. (no longer used) Now only in public figure: famous, prominent, well-known.
  13. (no longer used) Now chiefly in public spirit and public-spirited: seeking to further the best interests or well-being of the community or nation.

noun9

  1. Chiefly preceded by the: members of the community or the people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.
  2. Often preceded by the and a qualifying word: a particular demographic or group of people, or segment of the population, sharing some common characteristic.
  3. A group of people sharing some common cultural, political, or social interest, but not necessarily having any interactions with each other.
  4. Chiefly in in public: the presence of spectators or people generally; the open.
  5. Preceded by a possessive determiner such as my, your, or their: a group of people who support a particular person, especially a performer, a writer, etc.; an audience, a following.
  6. (informal) Ellipsis of public house or (dated) public bar (“an inn, a pub: the more basic bar in a public house, as contrasted with the lounge bar or saloon bar which has more comfortable seats, personalized service, etc.”).
  7. An internet publication.
  8. (no longer used) Chiefly preceded by the: a collective body of a politically organized nation or state; a body politic, a nation, a state; also, the interest or well-being of such a collective body; the common good.
  9. (US, no longer used) At Harvard University: a penalty imposed on a student involving a grade reduction which is communicated to the student's parents or guardian.

verb1

  1. (no longer used) To make (something) openly or widely known; to publicize, to publish.
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Phrases with public

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