the general public
noun
: all the people of an area, country, etc.
The park is open to the general public.
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Both developer and public beta releases will continue through the summer, usually with increasing frequency, until the final release to the general public is ready.
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David Phelan, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Grygiel, however, warned the engagement over the spat is overall detrimental to the general public as other pressing issues, including Trump's budget cuts, which set off the feud in the first place.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 6 June 2025
But as our paper finds, utility commission reviews of data center contracts are based on confidential utility filings that are inaccessible to the general public.
—Eliza Martin, The Conversation, 5 June 2025
For background, two different charts with these initial enrollment numbers were made available to the general public back in April.
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
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David Phelan, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Grygiel, however, warned the engagement over the spat is overall detrimental to the general public as other pressing issues, including Trump's budget cuts, which set off the feud in the first place.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 6 June 2025
But as our paper finds, utility commission reviews of data center contracts are based on confidential utility filings that are inaccessible to the general public.
—Eliza Martin, The Conversation, 5 June 2025
For background, two different charts with these initial enrollment numbers were made available to the general public back in April.
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for the general public
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“The general public.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20general%20public. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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