( a. )
Of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; -- opposed to private; as, the public treasury.
( a. )
Of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; -- opposed to private; as, the public treasury.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012