1. public - Noun
2. public - Adjective
3. public - Adjective Satellite
Of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; -- opposed to private; as, the public treasury.
Open to the knowledge or view of all; general; common; notorious; as, public report; public scandal.
Open to common or general use; as, a public road; a public house.
The general body of mankind, or of a nation, state, or community; the people, indefinitely; as, the American public; also, a particular body or aggregation of people; as, an author's public.
A public house; an inn.
Source: Webster's dictionarySome are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers. Daniel J. Boorstin
And should you hear any one in the public thoroughfare, or in the midst of the forum, blaspheming God; go up to him and rebuke him; and should it be necessary to inflict blows, spare not to do so. Smite him on the face; strike his mouth; sanctify thy hand with the blow... John Chrysostom
The extravagant expenditure of public money is an evil not to be measured by the value of that money to the people who are taxed for it. Chester A. Arthur
Jesus Christ was crucified by public opinion. Russian Proverb
The public improves the speaker's speech. Persian Proverb
Who can escape envy and blame, that speaks or writes for public fame? Dutch Proverb