the general public

noun

: all the people of an area, country, etc.

The park is open to the general public.

Examples of the general public in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kimmel asked, getting the scoop for the general public, whose curiosity about the wedding still lingers. — Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2026

That suggests that the filmmaker and performer is not on the general public’s radar in as big a way as the breathless media coverage suggests. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026

Boulder County accused the fossil fuel companies of deceiving the general public about the dangers of their oil and gas operations and the associated greenhouse gas emissions through their advertising and marketing. — Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

And as these doors open to the general public, the scientific community has a responsibility to develop clear standards for what makes up a medically reliable genome in the first place. — Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the general public

• nonpublic
• republic
• semipublic