Definition: 1. Not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole. 2. Affecting the people or community as a whole. 3. People in general considered as a whole. 4. A body of people sharing some common interest.
Use 'public' in a sentence:
1. We need to rein back public spending.
2. Such responsiveness to public pressure is extraordinary.
3. They announced cuts in public spending.
4. Unemployment is 10 percent among the general public and about 40 percent among North African immigrants.
5. He spent much of his career in public office.
6. I do not chew gum in public.
7. The palace is now open to the public.
8. There was a violent reaction from the public.
9. Public attitudes to the strike have hardened.
10. The full story was never made public.
11. The exhibition is not open to the general public.
12. The excavations are open to the public.
13. Are you for or against public transportation?
14. In public he remained inscrutable.
15. Corporal punishment in public schools is forbidden.
16. Public sentiment rapidly turned anti-American.
17. Avant-garde music to this day has not found general public acceptance.
18. She works in public relations.
19. The public remain sceptical of these claims.
20. Let's go somewhere a little less public.
21. The house is not open to the public.
22. Most of us use public transport to get to work.
23. Public sentiment is against any change to the law.
24. She retreated from public life.
25. The government has set strict limits on public spending this year.
26. The new tax provoked a public outcry.
27. It was many years before the full story was made public.
28. The government now has to explain its decision to the public.
29. The information has been placed in the public domain.
30. Public opinion has polarized on this issue.
31. The campaign is designed to increase public awareness of the issues.
32. The issue has polarized public opinion.
33. The painting will be put on public display next week.
34. The park is now open to the public.
35. His book explains the theory for the lay public.
36. There have been many complaints from members of the public.
37. They finally bowed to pressure from the public.
38. The government had to bow to public pressure.
39. He was to address a public assembly on the issue.
40. She entered public life at the age of 25.
41. The article accurately reflects public opinion.
42. Public order is primarily an urban problem.
43. We are here to provide the public with a service.
44. The government aims to improve public services, especially education.
45. He is unfit to hold public office.
46. Details of the government report have not yet been made public.
47. The media has a powerful influence on public opinion.
48. There is strong public support for the change.
49. It is in the public interest that these facts are made known.
50. The government is determined to check the growth of public spending.
51. One major disadvantage of the area is the lack of public transport.
52. His public image is very different from the real person.
53. The public has flocked to the show.
54. The move was good public relations.
55. She was a brilliant public speaker.
56. These policies have resulted in great gains in public health.
57. She doesn't want her children growing up in the public eye.
