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− | '''Public''' is about the what of belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; opposed to [[Private sector|private]]; as, the public treasury, a road or lake. Public is also defined as the people of a nation not affiliated with the government of that nation. | + | [[Image:lighterstill.jpg]] |
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| + | '''Public''' is about the what of belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or [[community]]; opposed to [[private]]; as, the public treasury, a road or lake. Public is also defined as the people of a nation not affiliated with the government of that nation. |
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− | Public also refers to the general body of mankind, or of a nation, state, or community; ''the people'', indefinitely; as, ''the public''; also, a particular body or aggregation of people; as, ''an author's public''. "public Network" means a network that is regulated as a [[common carrier]]. | + | Public also refers to the general body of [[humanity|humankind]], or of a nation, state, or community; ''the people'', indefinitely; as, ''the public''; also, a particular body or aggregation of people; as, ''an author's public''. "public Network" means a network that is regulated as a common carrier. |
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| Aggens (1983), in the paper titled "Identifying different levels of public interest in participation" states: "''There is no single public, but different levels of public based on differing levels of interest and ability''". | | Aggens (1983), in the paper titled "Identifying different levels of public interest in participation" states: "''There is no single public, but different levels of public based on differing levels of interest and ability''". |
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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
| From L. '''[[publicus]]''' | | From L. '''[[publicus]]''' |
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− | *IPA - ˈpʌblɪk/,"pVblIk/
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− | *Hyphenation: pub·lic
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| ==Adjective== | | ==Adjective== |
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| # Pertaining to the [[affair]]s or official affairs of all people, not just those of a [[private]] group; ''contrasted with'' [[private]]. | | # Pertaining to the [[affair]]s or official affairs of all people, not just those of a [[private]] group; ''contrasted with'' [[private]]. |
| # Open to all. | | # Open to all. |
| # Funded by the [[government]]. | | # Funded by the [[government]]. |
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− | *Arabic: [[عمومي]], (ʕumúmiyy)
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− | *Bosnian: [[javan]], [[javna]], [[javno]] {{n}}
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− | *Czech: [[veřejný]]
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− | *Danish: [[offentlig]]
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− | *Dutch: [[publiek]]
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− | *Finnish: [[julkinen]], [[yleinen]]
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− | *French: [[public#French|public]]
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− | *German: [[öffentlich]]
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− | *Kurdish: KUchar, [[گشتی]]
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− | *Latin: [[publicus]], -a, -um
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− | *Portuguese: [[público]], [[pública]]
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− | *Serbian: [[javnost]]
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− | *Slovene: [[javen]], [[javna]], [[javno]]
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− | *Swedish: [[offentlig]], [[allmän]]
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| ==Noun== | | ==Noun== |