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Definitions for Nonpublic

[1] of, relating to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole: public funds; a public nuisance.
[2] done, made, acting, etc., for the community as a whole: public prosecution.
[3] open to all persons: a public meeting.
[4] of, relating to, or being in the service of a community or nation, especially as a government officer: a public official.
[5] maintained at the public expense and under public control: a public library; a public road.
[6] generally known: The fact became public.
[7] familiar to the public; prominent: public figures.
[8] open to the view of all; existing or conducted in public: a public dispute.
[9] pertaining or devoted to the welfare or well-being of the community: public spirit.
[10] of or relating to all humankind; universal.
[11] the people constituting a community, state, or nation.
[12] a particular group of people with a common interest, aim, etc.: the book-buying public.
[13] British Informal . a tavern; public house.
[14] go public , to issue stock for sale to the general public. to present private or previously concealed information, news, etc., to the public; make matters open to public view: The senator threatened to go public with his congressional-reform plan.
[15] in public , not in private; in a situation open to public view or access; publicly: It was the first time that she had sung in public.
[16] make public , to cause to become known generally, as through the news media: Her resignation was made public this morning.
[17] of, relating to, or concerning the people as a whole
[18] open or accessible to all public gardens
[19] performed or made openly or in the view of all public proclamation
[20] (prenominal) well-known or familiar to people in general a public figure
[21] (usually prenominal) maintained at the expense of, serving, or for the use of a community a public library
[22] open, acknowledged, or notorious a public scandal
[23] go public (of a private company) to issue shares for subscription by the public to reveal publicly hitherto confidential information
[24] the community or people in general
[25] a part or section of the community grouped because of a common interest, activity, etc the racing public

Words related to Nonpublic

publicurban, mutual, civic, civil, national, communal, governmental, social, popular, universal, overt, everyone, people, country, populace, community, nation, society, audience, electorate

Words nearby Nonpublic

publicpubic region, pubic symphysis, pubiotomy, pubis, publ., public, public access, public accountant, public act, public administration, public administrator

Origin of Nonpublic

public1400–50; < Latin pūblicus (earlier pōblicus, pōplicus, akin to populus people); replacing late Middle English publique < Middle French < Latin, as above

Words that may be confused with Nonpublic

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, publicpubic, public

Other words from Nonpublic

non·pub·lic , adjective
qua·si-pub·lic , adjective
qua·si-pub·lic·ly , adverb
un·pub·lic , adjective
un·pub·lic·ly , adverb

Word origin for Nonpublic

publicC15: from Latin pūblicus, changed from pōplicus of the people, from populus people

Synonyms for Nonpublic

confidential, exclusive, independent, individual, secret, separate, special, closet, inside, particular, privy, behind the scenes, clandestine, close to one's chest, discreet, hush-hush, hushed, not open, off the record, own, reserved, under one's hat, unofficial