Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

general public

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.21 in modern English

Syllables: gen-er-al pub-lic
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Those members of the public who have no special role in a particular area, such as an airport, hospital or railway station; there will typically be restrictions on their access.

noun

Members of the public not in the attentive public of any given issue; laypeople.

Example Sentences

"After days of intensifying pressure from runners, politicians and the general public to call off the New York City Marathon in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, city officials and the event’s organizers decided Friday afternoon to cancel the race."

Questions

What does general public mean?: Those members of the public who have no special role in a particular area, such as an airport, hospital or railway station; there will typically be restrictions on their access.

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