 
		
		Definition of public:
		
	
		
		
		(adj) :
		
		pertaining to the 
affairs or official affairs of all people, not just those of a 
private group; contrasted with 
private; open to all
		
 
			
	
		
		
		(n) :
		
		the people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group
		
								
				"members of the public may not proceed beyond this point."