the public

noun

: the people of a country, state, etc.

the American public

The beach is open to the public.

The general public is in favor of the law.

Members of the public called for the mayor's resignation.

Examples of the public in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Airlines, airports, investors and employees own the remaining shares in the public-private partnership. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

As polls show the public increasingly favoring guardrails for AI safety — and opposing data center buildouts — the White House is likely to face still more calls for an explanation of why a more transparent framework is not possible. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026

The reviews suggest the film depicts the investigations as having crossed a line, becoming exploitation in which the public good was secondary to ratings. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

In a release of its findings, the company said an internal model, not released to the public, solved the Navier-Stokes problem, a 200-year-old puzzle related to the motion of fluids. — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the public

• nonpublic
• republic
• semipublic