Commons and Public

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Commons noun - The body of the community as contrasted with the elite.

Usage example: the aristocracy feared what would happen if the commons were enfranchised

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Public and commons are semantically related in common topic. In some cases you can use "Public" instead a noun "Commons".

Nearby Word: common

Public noun - The body of the community as contrasted with the elite.

Usage example: the highbrows have always disdained his horror novels, but the public just eats them up

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Commons and public are semantically related in common topic. Sometimes you can use "Commons" instead a noun "Public".

While over in England, there was a huge public outcry in the 90s leading to questions being asked in the House of Commons over the possibility that people would be forced to start selling in metric weights and measures instead of Imperial.

Source: Serious Business / Real Life
WALLE: Used to discuss public versus private management of scarce resources and the tragedy of the commons.

Source: Website / Econ Stories
Brass Eye, which hoodwinked British celebrities into participating in fictional public information films, culminating in a Member of the British Parliament raising a question in the House of Commons about the ludicrous made-up drug "cake".

Source: Poe's Law

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