Public

What “Public” means

Adj

1. Able to be known or seen by everyone; happening without concealment; open to general view.
2. Open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it; especially, provided by national or local authorities and supported by money from taxes.
3. Open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it; especially, provided by national or local authorities and supported by money from taxes.
4. Pertaining to the people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people; concerning the whole community or country.
5. Officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community, rather than by a private organization.

Noun

1. Chiefly preceded by the: members of the community or the people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.
2. Preceded by a possessive determiner such as my, your, or their: a group of people who support a particular person, especially a performer, a writer, etc.; an audience, a following.
3. Ellipsis of public house or (dated) public bar (“an inn, a pub: the more basic bar in a public house, as contrasted with the lounge bar or saloon bar which has more comfortable seats, personalized service, etc.”).
4. Often preceded by the and a qualifying word: a particular demographic or group of people, or segment of the population, sharing some common characteristic.
5. Often preceded by the and a qualifying word: a particular demographic or group of people, or segment of the population, sharing some common characteristic.

Verb

1. To make (something) openly or widely known; to publicize, to publish.

Noun

1. An internet publication.

Where the word comes from

The adjective and noun are derived from Late Middle English publik, publike (“(adjective) generally observable, public; relating to the general public or public affairs; (noun) a generally observable place or situation”), from Anglo-Norman public, publik, publique, Middle French public, publique, and Old French public (“(adjective) generally observable, public; relating to the general public; official; (noun) community or its members collectively; nation, state; audience, spectators collectively”) (modern French public, publique (obsolete)); and from their etymon Latin pūblicus (“of or belonging to the community, people, or state; general, public”), an alteration of poplicus (influenced by pūbēs (“adult men; male population”)), from poplus (“community; the people, public; nation, state”) (later populus; from Proto-Italic *poplos (“army”); further origin uncertain, possibly from Etruscan

Semantic loan from Russian па́блик (páblik) and Ukrainian па́блік (páblik, “public webpage on a blog or on social media”), both borrowed from English public: see etymology 1.

Business name ideas with “Public”

Industries where “Public” fits

We suggest this word for 3 business types and industries, including:

• Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling
• Offices of Certified Public Accountants
• Public Relations Agencies