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Grep of noun public argentine republic azerbaijani republic azerbajdzhan republic baltic republic banana republic capital of the dominican republic central african republic certified public accountant czech republic doctor of public health dominican republic french republic gabonese republic german democratic republic hellenic republic initial public offering italian republic kyrgyz republic lao people's democratic republic lebanese republic malagasy republic master in public affairs mongolian people's republic notary public portuguese republic public public-relations campaign public-service corporation public address system public charity public debate public debt public defender public domain public easement public executioner public exposure public eye public figure public house public knowledge public lavatory public law public lecture public library public mover public nudity public opinion public opinion poll public presentation public press public property public relations public relations man public school public security public servant public service public speaker public speaking public square public toilet public transit public transport public treasury public trust public utility public violence public works publican publication publicist publicity publicity man publicizer publicizing republic right to speedy and public trial by jury russian soviet federated socialist republic rwandese republic slovak republic soviet socialist republic syrian arab republic togolese republic united arab republic Overview of noun public The noun public has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (35) populace, public, world -- (people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public") 2. (4) public -- (a body of people sharing some common interest; "the reading public") Overview of adj public The adj public has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (50) 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") 2. (22) community, public -- (affecting the people or community as a whole; "community leaders"; "community interests"; "the public welfare") Antonyms of adj public 2 senses of public Sense 1 public (vs. private) private (vs. public) => backstage => clannish, cliquish, clubby, snobbish, snobby => cloistered, reclusive, secluded, sequestered => close => closet(postnominal), confidential, secret => confidential => insular => nonpublic => offstage => one-on-one => privy, secluded, secret => tete-a-tete => toffee-nosed => closed-door Sense 2 community(postnominal), public INDIRECT (VIA common) -> individual Similarity of adj public 2 senses of public Sense 1 public (vs. private) => in the public eye(prenominal) => national => open => semipublic => state => state, state-supported => unexclusive, unrestricted Also See-> exoteric#1; overt#1, open#17 Sense 2 community(postnominal), public => common (vs. individual) Attributes of adj public Familiarity of adj public public used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj public in the public eye nonpublic public public-spirited publicised publicized semipublic Overview of noun public The noun public has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (35) populace, public, world -- (people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public") 2. (4) public -- (a body of people sharing some common interest; "the reading public") Overview of adj public The adj public has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (50) 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") 2. (22) community, public -- (affecting the people or community as a whole; "community leaders"; "community interests"; "the public welfare")
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