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public

adjective

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"
Antonyms: private Similar: in the public eye, national, open, semipublic, state-supported, unexclusive, unrestricted
affecting the people or community as a whole; "community leaders"; "community interests"; "the public welfare"
Similar: common

noun

people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"
Synonyms: populace, world
a body of people sharing some common interest; "the reading public"