public

Able to be known or seen by everyone; happening without concealment; open to general view.

Open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it; especially, provided by national or local authorities and supported by money from taxes.

public library    public park

Of a company: having shares of stock traded publicly, for example, through a stock market.

Pertaining to the people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people; concerning the whole community or country.

Officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community, rather than by a private organization.

public housing    public officer    public prosecutor    public servant

Pertaining to a person in the capacity in which they deal with other people on a formal or official basis, as opposed to a personal or private capacity; official, professional.

public face    public image

Of an object: accessible to the program in general, not only to a class or subclass.

archaicPertaining to nations collectively, or to nations regarded as civilized; international, supernational.

Chiefly preceded by the: members of the community or the people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.

Members of the public may not proceed beyond this point.

Preceded by a possessive determiner such as my, your, or their: a group of people who support a particular person, especially a performer, a writer, etc.; an audience, a following.

informalEllipsis of public house or (dated) public bar (“an inn, a pub: the more basic bar in a public house, as contrasted with the lounge bar or saloon bar which has more comfortable seats, personalized service, etc.”).

Often preceded by the and a qualifying word: a particular demographic or group of people, or segment of the population, sharing some common characteristic.

the cinema-going public

A group of people sharing some common cultural, political, or social interest, but not necessarily having any interactions with each other.

obsoleteChiefly preceded by the: a collective body of a politically organized nation or state; a body politic, a nation, a state; also, the interest or well-being of such a collective body; the common good.

USobsoleteAt Harvard University: a penalty imposed on a student involving a grade reduction which is communicated to the student's parents or guardian.

Chiefly in in public: the presence of spectators or people generally; the open.

An internet publication.

archaicTo make (something) openly or widely known; to publicize, to publish.