public

1. Not private;
   Open to or concerning the people as a whole (synset 301867145)
   "the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds"; "public parks"; "a public scandal"; "public gardens"; "performers and members of royal families are public figures"
   also:

   • exoteric - suitable for the general public
   • open, overt - open and observable; not secret or hidden
   similar to:

   • in the public eye - of great interest to the public
   • national - owned or maintained for the public by the national government
   • open - open to or in view of all
   • semipublic - having some of the features of public institution
   • state-supported - supported and operated by the government of a state
   • unexclusive, unrestricted - not restricted or exclusive
2. Affecting the people or community as a whole (synset 300495342)
   "community leaders"; "community interests"; "the public welfare"
   similar to: common - belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

1. People in general considered as a whole (synset 108196607)
   "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"
   is a type of: people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
   subtypes: admass - the segment of the public that is easily influenced by mass media (chiefly British)
   member holonym: audience - the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment
   same as: populace, world
2. A body of people sharing some common interest (synset 107982431)
   "the reading public"
   is a type of: body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity

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