public

Adjective

• affecting the people or community as a whole
  • community leaders
    
  • community interests
    
  • the public welfare
    

• 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
    

Noun

• a body of people sharing some common interest
  • the reading public
    

• people in general considered as a whole
  • he is a hero in the eyes of the public
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  populace , world