public square

noun

: an open public area in a city or town where people gather

St. Mark's Square in Venice is sinking at a time when this Italian city's popularity is rising. The world's most famous public square now floods an average of three out of every five days.

Tom Crosby

: the sphere of public opinion

In an August 2007 speech, then-New York governor Eliot Spitzer expounded upon Reinhold Niebuhr and the virtues of humility in the public square.

Lisa Miller

… using legal action to cow an opponent into silence, and withdrawal from the public square.

Mark Steyn

Word History

First Known Use

1757, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	public square
释义	public square noun 1 : an open public area in a city or town where people gather St. Mark's Square in Venice is sinking at a time when this Italian city's popularity is rising. The world's most famous public square now floods an average of three out of every five days. Tom Crosby 2 : the sphere of public opinion In an August 2007 speech, then-New York governor Eliot Spitzer expounded upon Reinhold Niebuhr and the virtues of humility in the public square. Lisa Miller … using legal action to cow an opponent into silence, and withdrawal from the public square. Mark Steyn Word History First Known Use 1757, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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