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Synonyms for public

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for public

of, concerning, or affecting the community or the people

belonging to, shared by, or applicable to all alike

of, representing, or carried on by people at large

not restricted or confined to few

persons as an organized body

the body of persons who admire a public personality, especially an entertainer

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Synonyms for public

people in general considered as a whole

a body of people sharing some common interest

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not private

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affecting the people or community as a whole

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In his other novels, in 'Pendennis,' in 'Philip,' in 'Vanity Fair' even, at times, he is too conscious of the public, and spoils his work by appealing directly to the sympathies of the public, or by directly mocking at them.
It was the result of the authority of the public in art- matters, and is to be deplored.
'I have now ascertained that it is public business,' returned the suitor, 'and I want to know'--and again repeated his monotonous inquiry.
Though it was anything but a hot day, Mr Meagles was in a heated state that attracted the attention of the passersby; more particularly as he leaned his back against a railing, took off his hat and cravat, and heartily rubbed his steaming head and face, and his reddened ears and neck, without the least regard for public opinion.
You wouldn't suppose him to be a public offender; would you?'
The moment he addresses himself to the Government, he becomes a public offender!
"We don't have the budgets that businesses have," says Janet Swiecichowski, Minnetonka Public Schools executive director of communications.
The public benefit concept is not spelled out in the bill and will be determined by the Charities Commission, an independent charities regulator for England and Wales.
If there were ever a time to push hard for passage of Clean Elections, the public financing of elections, it is now.
It had to find that the state's constitution prohibits the use of public funds in private schools.
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In addition, the general public has misperceptions about higher education opportunity--misperceptions that make need-based financial aid less of a priority than it should be.
Because of this indiscriminate taxation, a significant portion of those footing the bill for public education will never partake of any part of the services provided with these ill-gotten gains; they are forced to pay for the schooling of other people's children.