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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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"I had no understanding of the 13-month rule before it came in because it's impossible to spot these things. So if it's impossible to spot them how is the general public supposed to spot that?"

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The researchers hope their work encourages a more careful look at omega-3 supplementation, both in clinical settings and among the general public.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

“Somehow the general public doesn’t quite seem to understand that there are different hospices,” said Jennifer Moore Ballentine, chief executive of Coalition for Compassionate Care of California.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

What’s Next: Out of 100 institutional investors surveyed by research firm Just Capital, just 10% expected large-scale job losses, compared to 30% of the general public.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

In Gey’s one appearance on television, he didn’t mention Henrietta or her cells by name, so the general public knew nothing of HeLa.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot