the general public
noun
: all the people of an area, country, etc.
The park is open to the general public.
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Senators are frustrated that the measure was filed at the 11th-hour with no input from the general public.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
This informed discussion, commentary and critical discourse – along with the news stories that provide the general public with a window into the buzz of the festival – are as much part of cinema culture’s ecosystem as the films themselves.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
Awareness, therefore, is not only necessary for the general public but the medical profession.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2025
Few members of the general public were present compared with earlier in the trial.
—Isabella Volmert, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
This informed discussion, commentary and critical discourse – along with the news stories that provide the general public with a window into the buzz of the festival – are as much part of cinema culture’s ecosystem as the films themselves.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
Awareness, therefore, is not only necessary for the general public but the medical profession.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2025
Few members of the general public were present compared with earlier in the trial.
—Isabella Volmert, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the general public
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“The general public.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20general%20public. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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