Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb In a public manner; openly.
- adverb By or with consent of the public.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a public manner. Openly; without reserve or privacy.
- In the name of the community; with general consent.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb With exposure to popular view or notice; without concealment; openly
- adverb In the name of the community.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In
public ,openly , in anopen andpublic manner. - adverb By, for, or on behalf of the
public .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb by the public or the people generally
- adverb in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Freethinkers who adopt the label publicly have decided for one reason or another to take the heat, and they are not necessarily representative of the broad range of freethinkers who may choose other labels or none at all.
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A security official speaking on the condition of anonymity because the official was not allowed to release the name publicly said that the name was correct.
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Michael Birnbaum 2011
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Neither said a word publicly, missing a perfect opportunity to manifest these countries' stated bedrock commitment to human rights.
News 2012
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"On the other hand, if there's not an important public health reason to use the name publicly, CDC doesn't use the name publicly."
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And a wishy-washy Obama administration, unable to break publicly from the worst policies of its predecessor, mostly serves the agenda it was elected to stop.
Robert Koehler: Then They Came for Me Robert Koehler 2010
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One of the common questions I get after sharing a presentation publicly is if others can use or remix the presentation.
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For me, ridicule comes in publicly mocking a person, their art, or their beliefs for the enjoyment of an audience who has full knowledge of their identity and/or visage.
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Writing for pain and joy are vitally important to our well being, but sharing it all publicly is not appropriate or wise.
When Should You Use Your Personal Pain In Your Writing? | The Creative Penn 2009
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This is part of a new classified agreement with the Yemeni government that the two countries will work together and that the U.S. will remain publicly silent on its role in providing intelligence and weapons to conduct strikes.
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West Virginia will also be the home of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's new $27.6 million climate supercomputer center, which Manchin publicly praised.
Christopher Mims: When a Cigar Is Just a Cigar: Psychoanalyzing the GOP's Flourishing Climate Skepticism Christopher Mims 2010
she commented on the word publicly
Damn you, -ally reflex!
July 11, 2008