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 The urgency is a response to a system in which programs ranging from pottery camps to horseback riding opportunities often fill up within minutes of opening to the general public. Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024 If more tickets are still available by March 22 at 10 a.m. CT, the general public will be able to purchase them at that time. Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024 Originally, a major part of the pomp and circumstance was allowing the general public to watch for free from the river banks. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2024 The real architect of those reforms, Yegor Gaidar—the economist who was, briefly, acting prime minister under President Boris Yeltsin—was cursed by the general public, who blamed him for destroying the Soviet economy and impoverishing the population. Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2024 Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 11. Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024 Pre-sale tickets will be going on sale on Wednesday (March 6), and the general public will get their shot on March 11 at 10 a.m. local time. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2024 Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. March 8, kaceymusgraves.com/tour. Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 29 Feb. 2024 But the new survey identified gaps in knowledge among the general public. Maggie O'Neill, Health, 5 Mar. 2024

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“The general public.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20general%20public. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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