: in a manner observable by or in a place accessible to the public: openly
2
a
: by the people generally
b
: by a government
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She very publicly acknowledged her mistake.
The information is publicly available.
The policies have been publicly approved.
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News of the visit was widely expected, as the President was publicly gifted a personal invite in February, when U.K. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer presented Trump with a letter from King Charles III during a visit to the White House.—Callum Sutherland, Time, 14 July 2025 Officials have not yet publicly identified the victim.—Kansas City Star, 14 July 2025 This is an intriguing nudge to get under-performers to publicly discuss plans for turning themselves around or for cash hoarders to buy back stock and/or payout dividends.—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025 Musk has publicly defended Tesla's safety record too.—Joel Rose, NPR, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for publicly
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