Public is of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; opposed to private; as, the public treasury.

Public also refers to the general body of mankind, or of a nation, state, or community; the people, indefinitely; as, the American public; also, a particular body or aggregation of people; as, an author's public.

See also

• Public access
• Public company
• Public domain
• Public law
• Public ownership
• Public room
• Public sector
• Public space