Public and State

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Public

Public noun - Human beings in general.

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State is a synonym for public in community topic. In some cases you can use "State" instead the word "Public" as an adjective or a noun, when it comes to topics like civic, offical.

Nearby Words: publicize, publicise, publication, publicity, publicly

State

State noun - A body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government.

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Public is a synonym for state in civil topic. You can use "Public" instead the word "State" as an adjective or a noun, if it concerns topics such as official, ceremonial, offical.

Nearby Words: statement, status, stated, stating, statesmanship

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human	human public	human state
good	good public	good state
normal	normal public	normal state
entire	entire public	entire state
Other adjectives: general, modern.

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In Racer and the Geek, ponies who use guns without being part of any official state group (military or police) are viewed by the general public with roughly the same distaste as serial killers.

Source: Klingon Scientists Get No Respect
The only one that gets support from a state government (it's not exactly public, but the State of New York provides some of its budget).

Source: Useful Notes / Ivy League
In reality, ADVENT Troopers enforce a global police state that monitors all communication and public activity in city centers.

Source: Police State

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