(n): (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
(n): a body of people sharing some common interest
(n): a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
(adj): vs. private) -- (not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole
(adj): predicate) -- (of great interest to the public
(adj): owned or maintained for the public by the national government
(adj): open to or in view of all
(adj): having some of the features of public institution
(adj): supported and operated by the government of a state
(adj): accessible to all
(adj): affecting the people or community as a whole
(adj): vs. individual) -- (belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
A public man: a celebrity
A public woman: a trollop.
(see my list)
HA!! That's priceless, whichbe! Did you go give the kid a dollar?
(Heard outside my office...)
Police officer: "Hey! That's public property!"
Little kid: "Aren't I part of the public?"
PUBlIC