pub|lic|i|ty — «puhb LIHS uh tee», noun. 1. public notice: »the publicity that actors desire. 2. the measures used for getting, or the process of getting, public notice: »a campaign of publicity for a new automobile. SYNONYM(S): advertising, propaganda. 3. the… … Useful english dictionary
pub|lic|ly — «PUHB luh klee», adverb. 1. in a public manner; openly: »Money for an election campaign must be recorded publicly. 2. by the public: »The mayor was thought of publicly as the best man for the job … Useful english dictionary
pub´lic-spir´it|ed|ness — pub|lic spir|it|ed «PUHB lihk SPIHR uh tihd», adjective. having or showing an unselfish desire for the public good: »A committee of 342 public spirited men and women leaders…has been organized (New York Times). –pub´lic spir´it|ed|ly, adverb.… … Useful english dictionary
pub´lic-spir´it|ed|ly — pub|lic spir|it|ed «PUHB lihk SPIHR uh tihd», adjective. having or showing an unselfish desire for the public good: »A committee of 342 public spirited men and women leaders…has been organized (New York Times). –pub´lic spir´it|ed|ly, adverb.… … Useful english dictionary
pub|lic-spir|it|ed — «PUHB lihk SPIHR uh tihd», adjective. having or showing an unselfish desire for the public good: »A committee of 342 public spirited men and women leaders…has been organized (New York Times). –pub´lic spir´it|ed|ly, adverb. –pub´lic… … Useful english dictionary
pub|lic-ac|cess — «PUHB lihk AK sehs», adjective. available for public use, especially of cable television: »By law, only programs that are obscene or call for the commission of crimes can be banned from public access cable (New Yorker) … Useful english dictionary
pub|lic-ad|dress system — «PUHB lihk uh DREHS», an apparatus consisting of one or more microphones, amplifiers, and loudspeakers, by which speeches, announcements, music, or a motion picture sound track may be made audible to a large audience, as on a public street or in… … Useful english dictionary
pub|lic-in|ter|est — «PUHB lihk IHN tuhr ihst, trihst», adjective. of or having to do with class action suits and other legal means of protecting the interests of the public … Useful english dictionary
pub|lic-serv|ice corporation — «PUHB lihk SUR vihs», a corporation formed or chartered to give service to the general public, as by furnishing gas or electricity, or bus or railroad transportation … Useful english dictionary
pub´lic-school´ — public school, 1. U.S. a free school maintained by taxes, especially an elementary or secondary school: »The chances of a private school graduate s making Who s Who are 6 to 1 over the public school man (Newsweek). 2. British. an endowed private… … Useful english dictionary
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