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public
Adjective
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Something is public if it is about or for all the people.
You can't tell me to go away. This is a public place.
public
Noun
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All of the people in a big place like a country.
I'm going to write this in the newspaper because the public needs to know it.
Getting Western publics to understand the nature of the war is hard enough.
The dress rehearsal was opened to the general public as well as celebrities.
office
Noun
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An office is a room or building where people sit at desks and work.
Her office is in the third door on the left side of the hall.
We're meeting at the office after work.
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A position held by public election is an office.
They both decided to run for office.
He holds the office of senator.