public (
http://definr.com/public)
adj 1: not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole;
"the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds";
"public parks"; "a public scandal"; "public gardens";
"performers and members of royal families are public
figures" [ant:
private]
2: affecting the people or community as a whole; "community
leaders"; "community interests"; "the public welfare"
[syn:
community(a)]
n 1: people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in
the eyes of the public" [syn:
populace,
world]
2: a body of people sharing some common interest; "the reading
public"