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general public

[jen-er-uhl puhb-lik] / ˈdʒɛn ər əl ˈpʌb lɪk /
NOUN
community
Synonyms
STRONGEST
association center company district nation neighborhood people public society state
STRONG
colony commonality commonwealth hamlet locality populace residents territory turf
WEAK
body politic neck of the woods stomping ground
Antonyms
WEAK
disagreement dissimilarity
NOUN
folk
Synonyms
STRONGEST
community family group people public
STRONG
clan confederation house household inhabitants kin kindred lineage masses nation nationality population proletariat race settlement society state stock tribe
WEAK
body politic culture group ethnic group menage ménage
NOUN
people
Synonyms
STRONGEST
community crowd family folk nation population public society
STRONG
bodies bourgeois citizens clan commonality folks heads herd horde humanity humankind humans inhabitants kin masses mob mortals multitude nationality persons plebeians populace proletariat race tribe
WEAK
John/Jane Q. Public body politic common people hoi polloi human race person in the street rabble rank and file riffraff
Antonyms
WEAK
animals plants
NOUN
society
Synonyms
STRONGEST
association civilization community company culture humanity nation population public world
STRONG
camaraderie commonality commonwealth companionship comradeship friendship jungle zoo
WEAK
rat race social order
Antonyms
STRONG
hate

Example Sentences

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A Stanford A.I. index study released this week did the useful work of quantifying just how big a gap there is in sentiment toward A.I. between the people working on it and the general public.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2026

Members of the general public ask for them, including for their children, and doctors happily oblige, says Mir.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The AI company claims it is too dangerous to release to the general public currently due to the potential cybersecurity threat it poses.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Tickets for the general public for the LA28 Olympic Games are on sale from April 9 to 19.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

What mattered was that the general public didn’t have a problem pouring millions of dollars into training and overseeing Glitchers as long as it kept the future intact.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin