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Definition: In Public |
In PublicAdverb1. In a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly; "she admitted publicly to being a communist". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| BS in PHPM | English | Bachelor of Science in Public Health and Preventative Medicine | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: In PublicSynonyms: publically (adv), publicly (adv). (additional references) |
| Antonym: privately (adv). (additional references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | There are certain skills best acquired in public bars, I suppose. (Sleuth; writing credit: Anthony Shaffer) you have all served in public capacties in my terrestrail empire. (Moonraker; writing credit: Christopher Wood) He threatened to kill me in public. (Clue; writing credit: Jonathan Lynn.) The last time I was this naked in public I was coming out of a uterus! (Miss Congeniality; writing credit: Marc Lawrence; Katie Ford) I've toyed with the idea of a ball and chain, but he'd probably just rattle them at me, and in public, too. (A Hard Day's Night; writing credit: Alun Owen) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Manners in Public (1958) In Public Space (2000) X-Kiss Sex in Public Places Nr. 1 (1996) Sex In Public Places (1983) You In Public Service (1976) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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![]() | A schematic view of RAR and echo-sounding Diagram in public information brochure.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. | ![]() | Acrylic painting of a pair of Greater Scaups by James Hautman, 2015 Xanthus Lane, Plymouth, Minnesota 55447. Jim's work has been displayed in the Oval Office of the White House, The Smithsonian Institution, the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, and in public and private collections throughout the world. In 1990 he became the youngest artist ever to win the Federal Duck Stamp Contest. He won again in 1995 when his mallard painting received the first ever perfect score of 25. In 1998, Jim tied his own record by winning the 1999-2000 Federal Duck Stamp with another perfect score. |
![]() | [Plague: Quarantine Tents in Public Parks].Credit: National Library of Medicine. | ![]() | The right to a smoke-free environment is spreading in public places, ... / WHO photo.Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
![]() | A study in public interest.Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | If you must criticize me in public, Muriel, you might at least remember ...Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Scene in Public Gardens, Boston, Mass.Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Patient receiving treatment for syphilis in public health service clinic-on-wheels, Wadesboro, N.C.Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | View in Public Gardens, Boston, Mass.Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Hinkletown, Pennsylvania (vicinity). Mennonite schoolchildren in public school.Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
Author Unknown | The reason there are so few good talkers in public is that there are so few thinkers in private. |
Benjamin Franklin | The first mistake in public business is going into it. |
George Mcgovern | No man should advocate a course in private that he's ashamed to admit in public. |
Napoleon Bonaparte | In politics, an absurdity in public business is going into it. |
Samuel Butler | Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes on. |
The Koran | God loveth not the speaking ill of anyone in public. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
John Locke | 1690 | Secondly, I answer, such revolutions happen not upon every little mismanagement in public affairs. (Second Treatise of Government) |
Communist Manifesto | 1848 | Free education for all children in public schools. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | The Governing Commission shall have the full right of user of all property, other than mines, belonging, either in public or in private domain, to the Government of the German Empire, or the Government of any German State, in the territory of the Saar Basin. (reference) |
United Nations | 1948 | Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance. (reference) |
Brown v. Board of Education | 1954 | Only in this way can it be determined if segregation in public schools deprives these plaintiffs of the equal protection of the laws. (reference) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Time Enough for Love | Robert Heinlein | A poet who reads his verse in public may have other nasty habits. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Some don't want to leave the house out of fear they might have an accident in public. (references) | |
Still others switch back and forth, depending on whether they are in public or at home with friends and family members. (references) | ||
Anyone with a diarrheal illness should avoid swimming in public pools or lakes, sharing baths with others, and preparing food for others. (references) | ||
Business | This situation is totally different in public schools. (references) | |
Doctors in public clinics receive around 50-70 USD monthly salary. (references) | ||
Today, the Polish government remains the largest investor in public construction. (references) | ||
Children | Kyrgyz Republic | Those families that kept their children in public schools had to pay administrative fees. (references) |
Zambia | The number of children enrolled in public schools at the primary levels continued to decline. (references) | |
Jordan | It has placed approximately 3,660 persons with disabilities in public and private sector jobs. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Qatar | Islamic instruction is compulsory in public schools. (references) |
Qatar | Citizens express many of their views freely and in public. (references) | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Orthodox symbols are present in public schools throughout the RS. (references) | |
Discrimination | Macedonia | This principle will be applied in particular with respect to employment in public administration and public enterprises, and access to public financing for business development." However, societal discrimination against ethnic minorities persisted, and the protection of women's rights remained a problem. (references) |
Economic History | Georgia | Shortages of electricity have resulted in public unrest. (references) |
Poland | Foreign firms do face potential discrimination in public procurement contracts. (references) | |
Human Rights | India | Sentences must be announced in public. (references) |
Afghanistan | Many were shot by firing squads in public view. (references) | |
Sri Lanka | In criminal cases, juries try defendants in public. (references) | |
Minorities | Nepal | Nevertheless, converts generally do not fear to admit in public their new religious affiliations. (references) |
Jordan | Christian and Baha'i children in public schools are not required to participate in Islamic religious instruction. (references) | |
India | The erection of statues of Dalit heroes or of the flags of Dalit parties in public places often becomes the cause of inter-caste tension. (references) | |
Political Economy | Sudan | Women often were seen in public wearing trousers or with their heads uncovered. (references) |
HONDURAS | To participate in public tenders, foreign firms are required to act through a local agent. (references) | |
INDONESIA | All organized workers, except those engaged in public service, have the legal right to strike. (references) | |
Political Rights | Slovenia | The Prime Minister's Office has an active agency for monitoring and promoting the participation by women in public life. (references) |
Hungary | The Hungarian Women's Alliance holds weekend courses throughout the year to promote the participation of women in public life. (references) | |
Monaco | The percentage of women in government and politics does not correspond to their percentage of the population; however, women are active in public service. (references) | |
Trade | Morocco | Warehouse storage allows storage of goods in public or private warehouses controlled by the Customs Administration. (references) |
India | This level of bad debts and non-performing assets (NPA), particularly in public sector banks, continues to cause concern for the GOI and the banking system. (references) | |
Colombia | This system is applied to equipment to be used in public works projects and other activities that are important for national economic and social development. (references) | |
Travel | Israel | Most signs in public places are in all three languages. (references) |
Ecuador | These assaults have occurred during the day as well as at night and often in public areas that might otherwise be considered safe. (references) | |
Saudi Arabia | During Ramadan business travelers should not drink, eat, or smoke in public during daylight or in the presence of fasting Muslims. (references) | |
Women | Afghanistan | The Taliban decreed what women could wear in public. (references) |
Afghanistan | Women appearing in public without a male relative risked beatings by members of the Taliban. (references) | |
Ethiopia | The Government also is working to discourage the practice of FGM through education in public schools. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Lithuania | She was the first victim to sue the traffickers and to speak out about the problem in public. (references) |
Egypt | The law stipulates that "high administrative" officials in Government and in public sector enterprises may not join unions. (references) | |
Turkey | Girls rarely are seen working in public, but many are kept out of school to work in handicrafts, particularly in rural areas. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | TREE, n. A tall vegetable intended by nature to serve as a penal apparatus, though through a miscarriage of justice most trees bear only a negligible fruit, or none at all. When naturally fruited, the tree is a beneficient agency of civilization and an important factor in public morals. In the stern West and the sensitive South its fruit (white and black respectively) though not eaten, is agreeable to the public taste and, though not exported, profitable to the general welfare. That the legitimate relation of the tree to justice was no discovery of Judge Lynch (who, indeed, conceded it no primacy over the lamp-post and the bridge-girder) is made plain by the following passage from Morryster, who antedated him by two centuries: While in yt londe I was carried to see ye Ghogo tree, whereof I had hearde moch talk; but sayynge yt I saw naught remarkabyll in it, ye hed manne of ye villayge where it grewe made answer as followeth: "Ye tree is not nowe in fruite, but in his seasonne you shall see dependynge fr. his braunches all soch as have affroynted ye King his Majesty." And I was furder tolde yt ye worde "Ghogo" sygnifyeth in yr tong ye same as "rapscal" in our owne. Trauvells in ye Easte |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Dennis Miller | I think there is something wrong when you hear a cell phone ring in public and thirty people start patting themselves down like they've just burst into flame. |
James Lipton | To say the least. There was ten seconds of silence after it. Afterward, in the green room, his wife, Felicia, said to me, that's the first time Jack's ever said that in public. It was an extraordinary moment for us. |
John McCain | Life in public service, you not only have to be careful about what you do, but you have to be careful about what you appear to do. And that is the real lesson. |
Rush Limbaugh | We have always thought the homeless knew more than we did sleeping out there in public places. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | The views which I take of the future, founded on the obvious and increasing improvement of all classes of our fellow citizens in intelligence and in public and private virtue, leave me without much apprehension on that head. |
Rutherford Hayes | 1877-1881 | Upon one point there is entire unanimity in public sentiment--that conflicting claims to the Presidency must be amicably and peaceably adjusted, and that when so adjusted the general acquiescence of the nation ought surely to follow. |
Benjamin Harrison | 1889-1893 | Wastefulness, profligacy, or favoritism in public expenditures is criminal. |
Calvin Coolidge | 1923-1929 | When we turn from what was rejected to inquire what was accepted, the policy that stands out with the greatest clearness is that of economy in public expenditure with reduction and reform of taxation. |
Herbert C. Hoover | 1929-1933 | In public health the discoveries of science have opened a new era. |
John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | Morality in private business has not been sufficiently spurred by morality in public business. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | Every American community will benefit from the construction or modernization of schools, libraries, hospitals, and nursing homes, from the training of more nurses and from the improvement of urban renewal in public transit. |
Richard Nixon | 1969-1974 | For more than a quarter of a century in public life, I have shared in the turbulent history of this evening. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | Many years ago, when I started out in public life, I was the attorney general of my state. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Expressions using "in public": done in public ♦ master in Public Affairs ♦ speak in public ♦ wash one's dirty linen in public. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "in public"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | në publik (publicly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | على مشهد من الناس, علنا, جهارا (above board, aloud, publicly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | veřejnì (out). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | indførelse i offentlige registre (entries in public registers), vaccine anvendt til offentlige immuniseringsprogrammer (vaccine used in public health immunization programmes), offentligt ladested (charging arrangement in public places). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | inschrijvingen in openbare registers (entries in public registers), vaccin ten gebruike bij bevolkingsimmunisatie (vaccine used in public health immunization programmes), publiek opladingspunt (charging arrangement in public places), openbaar oplaadpunt (charging arrangement in public places), afremming van overheidsbestedingen (reduction in public expenditure). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | julkisesti (openly, publicy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | en public (in open court, in sight). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | öffentlich (common, national, open, open to the public, openly, public, publicly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | δημοσίως. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | בפומבי (publicly), ברבים (publicly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | nyilvánosan (publicly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | iscrizioni sui pubblici registri (entries in public registers), vaccino usato nelle campagne di immunizzazione (vaccine used in public health immunization programmes), posto pubblico di carico (charging arrangement in public places). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 人前で (in company), 晴れて (openly, publicly), 公開の席 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ひとまえで (in company), "うかいのせき, はれて (openly, publicly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | inay ublicpay inscrições no registo (entries in public registers). (various references) vorbi în public (harangue, speak in public), reabilita pe cineva (re-establish smb. in public esteem), fãcut în public (done in public). (various references) публично (in open daylight, overtly, publicly). (various references) javno (avowedly, openly, overtly, public: in public, publicly). (various references) en público. (various references) offentligt (overtly). (various references) herkesin içinde, herkesin önünde (for all the world to see), alenen (avowedly, frankly, openly, publicly). (various references) відверто (above board, avowedly, baldly, barely, broadly, confessedly, explicitly, frankly, freely, open-heartedly, openly, outright, outspokenly, plain, plainly, professedly, unreservedly, without reserve), публічно (openly, overtly, publicly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 18, Verse 28 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | EutonwV gar toiV ioudaioiV diakathlegceto dhmosia epideiknuV dia twn grafwn einai ton criston ihsoun |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Vehementer enim Iudaeos revincebat publice ostendens per scripturas esse Christum Iesum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | For he greetli ouercam Jewis, and schewide opynli bi scripturis, that Jhesu is Crist. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And myghtely he overcame the Iewes and that openly shewynge by the scriptures that Iesus was Christ. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publicly, showing by the scriptures, that Jesus was Christ. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | For he overcame the Jews in public discussion, making clear from the holy Writings that the Christ was Jesus. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Acts Chapter 18, Verse 28 |
| Albanian | Ai në fakt, i kundërshtonte botërisht me forcë të madhe Judenjtë, duke treguar me anë të Shkrimeve se Jezusi është Krishti. |
| Bulgarian | И рече им: Приехте ли Светия "ух като повярвахте? А те му отговориха: "аже не сме чули дали има Свети "ух. |
| Cebuano | kay sa pakiglantugi atubangan sa kadaghanan, ang mga Judio iya mang gidaug sa dakong kadasig, nga nagpanghimatuod pinaagi sa kasulatan nga ang Cristo mao si Jesus. |
| Chinese | 在 眾 人 面 前 極 有 能 力 、 駁 ' 猶 太 人 、 引 聖 " 證 明 耶 穌 是 基 督 。 |
| Croatian | jer je snažno pobijao Židove javno pokazujuæi iz Pisama da Isus jest Krist. |
| Danish | thi han gendrev Jøderne offentligt med stor Kraft og beviste ved Skrifterne, at Jesus er Kristus. |
| Dutch | Want hij overtuigde de Joden met groten ernst in het openbaar, bewijzende door de Schriften, dat Jezus de Christus was. |
| Finnish | Sillä hän kumosi suurella voimalla julkisesti juutalaisten väitteet ja näytti kirjoituksista toteen, että Jeesus on Kristus. |
| French | Car il réfutait vivement les Juifs en public, démontrant par les Écritures que Jésus est le Christ. |
| German | Denn er überwand die Juden beständig und erwies öffentlich durch die Schrift, daß Jesus Christus sei. |
| Haitian Creole | Se avèk gwo konviksyon devan tout moun li t'ap moutre jwif yo ki jan yo te nan lerè: li pran sa ki ekri nan Liv yo a, li t'ap ba yo prèv se Jezi ki Kris la. |
| Hungarian | Mert hatalmasan meggyõzi vala a zsidókat nyilvánosan, bebizonyítva az írásokból, hogy Jézus a Krisztus. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Sebab dengan sangat berwibawa, Apolos mengalahkan orang-orang Yahudi di dalam perdebatan-perdebatan di depan umum. Dan ia membuktikan dengan ayat-ayat dari Alkitab bahwa Yesuslah Raja Penyelamat yang dijanjikan. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Karena dengan bijaknya ia mengalahkan perbantahan orang Yahudi di hadapan orang banyak, sambil menyatakan dari dalam Alkitab bahwa Yesus itulah Kristus. |
| Italian | confutava infatti vigorosamente i Giudei, dimostrando pubblicamente attraverso le Scritture che Gesù è il Cristo. |
| Korean | 이 " 성 경 으 로 써 예 수 " 그 리 스 도 라 증 거 하 여 공 중 앞 에 서 하 게 대 인 의 말 을 이 김 일 러 라 |
| Latvian | Jo viòð atklâti un stipri atspçkoja jûdus, pierâdîdams ar Rakstiem, ka Jçzus ir Kristus. |
| Maori | Kaha rawa hoki tana whawhati i ta nga Hurai i roto i te huihui; whakaaturia ana e ia ta nga karaipiture mo Ihu, ko te Karaiti ia. |
| Modern Greek | διοτι εντονως εξηλεγχε τους Ιουδαιους, δημοσια αποδεικνυων δια των γραφων οτι ο Ιησους ειναι ο Χριστος. |
| Norwegian | for med kraft målbandt han jødene offentlig, idet han viste av skriftene at Jesus er Messias. |
| Portuguese | Pois com grande poder refutava publicamente os judeus, demonstrando pelas escrituras que Jesus era o Cristo. |
| Rumanian | cqci knfrunta cu putere pe Iudei knaintea norodului, wi le dovedea din Scripturi cq Isus este Hristosul. |
| Russian | Й'П ПО УЙМШОП П ТПЧЕТЗБМ йХ"ЕЕЧ ЧУЕОБТП"ОП, "ПЛБЪЩЧБС рЙУБОЙСНЙ, ЮФП йЙУХУ ЕУФШ иТЙУФПУ. |
| Shuar | Tura Apurus Israer-aentsjai paant chichasmiayi. Túrasha Yusa Papirijiai, Jesussha nekas Yusa anaikiamurinti tusa paant Jintíak nincha nupetkamiayi. |
| Spanish | pues refutaba vigorosamente a los judíos en público, demostrando por medio de las Escrituras que Jesús era el Cristo. |
| Swahili | kwa maana aliendelea kwa uhodari kuwashinda Wayahudi hadharani akithibitisha kwa Maandiko Matakatifu kuwa Yesu ni Kristo. |
| Swedish | Ty med stor kraft vederlade han judarna offentligen och bevisade genom skrifterna att Jesus var Messias. |
| Thai | เพราะท่านโต้แย้งกับพวกยิวอย่างแข็งแรงต่อหน้าคนทั้งปวง และชี้แจงยกหลักในพระคัม ีร์อ้างให้เห็นว่า พระเยซูคือพระคริสต์ |
| Ukrainian | бо він переконував пильно юдеїв, Писанням прилюдно доводячи, що Ісус то Христос. |
| Uma | Apolos momewai' ngkalolita hante to Yahudi hi mata ntodea, pai' nadagi-ra apa' motede' mpu'u pololita-na. Nabasa-raka ihi' Buku Tomoroli', pai' ngkai lolita Buku Tomoroli' toe napakanoa' Kayesus-na Magau' Topetolo' to najanci Alata'ala. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-c-i-i-l-n-p-u" | |
-2 letters: inclip, incubi, public, unclip. | |
-3 letters: blini, lipin, lupin, picul, pubic. | |
-4 letters: blin, blip, clip, club, pili, puli, unci. | |
-5 letters: bin, bun, cub, cup, lib, lin, lip, nib, nil, nip, nub, pic, pin, piu, pub, pul, pun. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-c-i-i-l-n-p-u" | |
+2 letters: upclimbing. | |
+3 letters: publication, publicising, publicizing. | |
+4 letters: copublishing, publications, subprincipal, unpublicized. | |
+5 letters: concupiscible, incorruptible, incorruptibly, insusceptible, insusceptibly, republicanism, republicanize, republication, subdiscipline, subprincipals, unspecifiable. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6E      50 75 62 6C 69 63 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101110 00100000 01010000 01110101 01100010 01101100 01101001 01100011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I n   P u b l i c |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006E      0050 0075 0062 006C 0069 0063 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)43802508768787569 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Quotations: Familiar 8. Quotations: Historic | 9. Quotations: Fiction 10. Quotations: Non-fiction 11. Quotations: Spoken 12. Quotations: Speeches | 13. Expressions 14. Translations: Modern 15. Bible Trace 16. Abbreviations | 17. Acronyms 18. Anagrams 19. Orthography 20. Bibliography |
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