ordinary people, especially all the people who are not members of a particular organization or who do not have any special type of knowledge:
Meaning of the general public in English
(Definition of the general public from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
the general public | Business English
ordinary people, especially people who are not members of a particular organization or who do not have any special type of knowledge:
Examples of the general public
the general public
Sixthly, the legislature also ensures that the general public and legal academia do not foster the adaptability of the law.
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It is an excellent guide for educating the general public.
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Until now, none has been very effective in presenting these topics in a manner that is readily accessible to the general public.
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Yet laboratory animals, even laboratory dogs and cats (but especially rodents) are treated far more indifferently by scientists and the general public.
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These challenges only had to be in the interest of the children or the general public.
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Pollution harms the general public, so permission for emitting applies.
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I am sure that this book with be popular with collectors and the general public.
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The authors also fall into two classes : professional scientists presenting their work to the general public, or professional writers turning their attention to human evolution.
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We are gullible, fallible, the marginally interested, vulnerable general public.
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It may also be a matter of explaining to patients, practitioners, and the general public the consequences of not applying the evidence.
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The result was a set of social programs widely supported by the general public.
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The challenge to ensure they are the preferred focus for the general public should be identified as an important priority in knowledge translation research.
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They all gained some position of status, never mind how, sufficient to win the respect of the general public.
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Ultimately, as we shall see, property owners would, indeed, be found to have a duty to the general public to protect their property from harm.
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Between 1996 and 2000, drug companies tripled overall advertising spending directed at the general public to nearly $2.5 billion a year.
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grand public…
halk…
massa…
široká veřejnost…
offentligheden…
rakyat umum…
สาธารณชน…
công chúng rộng rãi…
społeczność, ludność…
allmänheten…
masyarakat…
die breite Öffentlichkeit…
folk flest, allmennheten…
населення…
