A2noun · countable / uncountable · frequent

public

publ·ic

public · publics

громадськість, публіка

народ, публика, общественность

Öffentlichkeit, Publikum

Chiefly preceded by the: members of the community or the people in general, regardless…Chiefly preceded by the: members of the community or the people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.

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/ˈpʌb.lɪk/

» The mayor addressed the general public.

Der Bürgermeister wandte sich an die Öffentlichkeit.

Мэр обратился к общественности.

Мер звернувся до громадськості.

Meaning

8 senses

(countable, uncountable)Chiefly preceded by the: members of the community or the people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.
Members of the public may not proceed beyond this point.
Publikum, Öffentlichkeit
пу́бликаpúblika, наро́дnaród, обще́ственностьobščéstvennostʹ
пу́блікаpúblika, грома́дськістьhromádsʹkistʹ
people in general considered as a whole
(countable, uncountable)Preceded by a possessive determiner such as my, your, or their: a group of people who support a particular person, especially a performer, a writer, etc.; an audience, a following.
(countable, uncountable)Often preceded by the and a qualifying word: a particular demographic or group of people, or segment of the population, sharing some common characteristic.
the cinema-going public
the reading public
a body of people sharing some common interest
Often preceded by the and a qualifying word: a particular demographic or group of people, or segment of the population, sharing some common characteristic.
(countable, uncountable)A group of people sharing some common cultural, political, or social interest, but not necessarily having any interactions with each other.
(uncountable)Chiefly in in public: the presence of spectators or people generally; the open.
(neologism)An internet publication.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Chiefly preceded by the: a collective body of a politically organized nation or state; a body politic, a nation, a state; also, the interest or well-being of such a collective body; the common good.
(US, countable, obsolete, uncountable)At Harvard University: a penalty imposed on a student involving a grade reduction which is communicated to the student's parents or guardian.

Examples

1414 sentences

The mayor addressed the general public.
Мер звернувся до громадськості.
ruМэр обратился к общественности.
deDer Bürgermeister wandte sich an die Öffentlichkeit.
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He's used to speaking in public.
Він звик говорити публічно.
ruОн привык говорить публично.
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Tom doesn't like speaking in public.
Том не любить публічні промови.
ruТом не любит публичные выступления.
deTom spricht nicht gerne in der Öffentlichkeit.
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The museum is open to the public.
Музей відкритий для публіки.
ruМузей открыт для публики.
deDas Museum ist für die Öffentlichkeit geöffnet.
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Is this building open to the public?
Ця будівля відкрита для широкої публіки?
ruЭто здание открыто для посещения?
deIst dieses Gebäude für alle geöffnet?
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

members of the community or the people in general:

Русский

By meaning 1

members of the community or the people in general:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

members of the community or the people in general:

Origin

The adjective and noun are derived from Late Middle English publik, publike (“(adjective)

The adjective and noun are derived from Late Middle English publik, publike (“(adjective) generally observable, public; relating to the general public or public affairs; (noun) a generally observable place or situation”), from Anglo-Norman public, publik, publique, Middle French public, publique, and Old French public (“(adjective) generally observable, public; relating to the general public; official; (noun) community or its members collectively; nation, state; audience, spectators collectively”) (modern French public, publique (obsolete)); and from their etymon Latin pūblicus (“of or belonging to the community, people, or state; general, public”), an alteration of poplicus (influenced by pūbēs (“adult men; male population”)), from poplus (“community; the people, public; nation, state”) (later populus; from Proto-Italic *poplos (“army”); further origin uncertain, possibly from Etruscan or from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”)) + -icus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). Related to people, populus, etc.

Semantic loan from Russian па́блик (páblik) and Ukrainian па́блік (páblik, “public webpage on a blog or on social media”), both borrowed from English public: see etymology 1.

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