public service | employment within a government system (especially in the civil service) |
public office | a position concerning the people as a whole |
indecent exposure public nudity | vulgar and offensive nakedness in a public place |
social welfare welfare public assistance | governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need, she lives on welfare |
initial public offering IPO initial offering | a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public |
riot public violence | a public act of violence by an unruly mob |
community service public service | a service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutions |
agora public square | a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece |
public address system P.A. system PA system P.A. PA | an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas |
public house pub saloon pothouse gin mill taphouse | tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms, often provides light meals |
public toilet comfort station public convenience convenience public lavatory restroom toilet facility wash room | a toilet that is available to the public |
public transit | a public transportation system for moving passengers |
public transport | conveyance for passengers or mail or freight |
public works | structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use |
public easement | any easement enjoyed by the public in general (as the public's right to use public streets) |
right to speedy and public trial by jury | a civil right guaranteed by the th amendment to the US Constitution |
eminent domain | the right of the state to take private property for public use, the Fifth Amendment that was added to the Constitution of the United States requires that just compensation be made |
public knowledge general knowledge | knowledge that is available to anyone |
poll opinion poll public opinion poll canvass | an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people |
public nuisance common nuisance | a nuisance that unreasonably interferes with a right that is common to the general public, a public nuisance offends the public at large |
public opinion popular opinion opinion vox populi | a belief or sentiment shared by most people, the voice of the people, he asked for a poll of public opinion |
spiritual world spiritual domain unseen | a belief that there is a realm controlled by a divine spirit |
knowledge domain knowledge base domain | the content of a particular field of knowledge |
dissemination airing public exposure spreading | the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate |
press public press | the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines |
public law | a law affecting the public at large |
Master in Public Affairs | a master's degree in questions of public concern |
Doctor of Public Health DPH | a doctor's degree in preventive medicine |
domain name | strings of letters and numbers (separated by periods) that are used to name organizations and computers and addresses on the internet, domain names are organized hierarchically with the more generic parts to the right |
performance public presentation | a dramatic or musical entertainment, they listened to ten different performances, the play ran for performances, the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity |
public discussion ventilation | free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest, such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion |
lecture public lecture talk | a speech that is open to the public, he attended a lecture on telecommunications |
public speaking speechmaking speaking oral presentation | delivering an address to a public audience, people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking |
debate disputation public debate | the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote) |
public relations PR | a promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution |
public | a body of people sharing some common interest, the reading public |
world domain | people in general, especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest, the Western world |
public library | a nonprofit library maintained for public use |
domain domain of a function | (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined |
United States Public Health Service PHS | an agency that serves as the office of Surgeon General, includes agencies whose mission is to improve the public health |
populace public world | people in general considered as a whole, he is a hero in the eyes of the public |
utility public utility public utility company public-service corporation | a company that performs a public service, subject to government regulation |
public charity | a charity that is deemed to receive the major part of its support from the public (rather than from a small group of individuals) |
public school | a tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school board |
public school | private independent secondary school in Great Britain supported by endowment and tuition |
mover public mover moving company removal firm removal company | a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another |
housing project public housing | a housing development that is publicly funded and administered for low-income families |
domain demesne land | territory over which rule or control is exercised, his domain extended into Europe, he made it the law of the land |
public square square | an open area at the meeting of two or more streets |
certified public accountant CPA | an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a United States state to be certified by that state, in addition to accounting and auditing, CPAs also prepare tax returns for individuals and corporations |