ordinary people in society, rather than people who are considered to be important or who belong to a particular group: can be followed by a singular or plural verb
The meeting is not open to the generalpublic.
Synonyms and related words
The ordinary people or person
the people
the general public
the little people
the general public
noun
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Other entries for this word
the general public
DEFINITIONS1
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ordinary people in society, rather than people who are considered to be important or who belong to a particular group