Vocabulary : Public to Public-minded

Public : Of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; -- opposed to private; as, the public treasury. ;; Open to the knowledge or view of all; general; common; notorious; as, public report; public scandal. ;; Open to common or general use; as, a public road; a public house. ;; The general body of mankind, or of a nation, state, or community; the people, indefinitely; as, the American public; also, a particular body or aggregation of people; as, an author's public. ;; A public house; an inn.
Public school : In Great Britain, any of various schools maintained by the community, wholly or partly under public control, or maintained largely by endowment and not carried on chiefly for profit; specif., and commonly, any of various select and usually expensive endowed schools which give a liberal modern education or prepare pupils for the universities. Eton, Harrow, Rugby, and Winchester are of this class. ;; In the United States, a free primary, grammar, or high school maintained by the local government.
Publican : A farmer of the taxes and public revenues; hence, a collector of toll or tribute. The inferior officers of this class were often oppressive in their exactions, and were regarded with great detestation. ;; The keeper of an inn or public house; one licensed to retail beer, spirits, or wine.
Publication : The act of publishing or making known; notification to the people at large, either by words, writing, or printing; proclamation; divulgation; promulgation; as, the publication of the law at Mount Sinai; the publication of the gospel; the publication of statutes or edicts. ;; The act of offering a book, pamphlet, engraving, etc., to the public by sale or by gratuitous distribution. ;; That which is published or made known; especially, any book, pamphlet, etc., offered for sale or to public notice; as, a daily or monthly publication. ;; An act done in public.
Public-hearted : Public-spirited.
Publicist : A writer on the laws of nature and nations; one who is versed in the science of public right, the principles of government, etc.
Publicity : The quality or state of being public, or open to the knowledge of a community; notoriety; publicness.
Publicity pamphlet : A pamphlet which, in some States of the United States having the initiative or referendum, is mailed to the voters to inform them as to the nature of a measure submitted by the initiative or referendum. The pamphlet contains a copy of the proposed law and arguments for and against it by those favoring and opposing it, respectively.
Publicly : With exposure to popular view or notice; without concealment; openly; as, property publicly offered for sale; an opinion publicly avowed; a declaration publicly made. ;; In the name of the community.
Public-minded : Public-spirited.
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