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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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Anthropic said last week that it is working with about 50 technology companies and organizations to find and fix bugs and currently has no plans to release Mythos to the general public.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

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

The general public can get in on the coveted buffalo cauliflower when the new building opens to the public on May 4 — with the partnership continuing through the summer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 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

Recent surveys by Margaret Poloma, a historian at the University of Akron in Ohio, found Assemblies members more educated and better off than the general public.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times