Noun
The aspects of social life which occur in public, in the open, as opposed to more private social interaction within families, private clubs, etc.
Politics, as in the profession of being a politician.
Source: en.wiktionary.org"The shadow of the McCarrick report hangs over this meeting," said John Gehring, Catholic program director at a Washington-based clergy network called Faith in Public Life. Source: Internet
The office of the commissioner said: “The allegation of undeclared income in the declaration of assets is not time-barred by article 14(2) of the Standards in Public Life Act.” Source: Internet