Public and Upper class

Public

Public noun - Human beings in general.

Upper class is an antonym for public.

Upper class

Upper class noun - The highest class in a society.
Usage example: a school founded to educate the children of the upper class

Public is an antonym for upper class.

Both terms in one sentence

  • Music / Genesis Rich Idiots With No Day Job: Though the founding members came from wealthy/upper class backgrounds and met at the prestigious public school they all attended, this is an averted trope.
  • Music / Peter Gabriel Rich Idiot with No Day Job: Though he came from a wealthy/upper class background and met his fellow Genesis founders at the prestigious public school they all attended, this is an averted trope.
  • Wodehouse, with various Upper Class Twits running for public office, usually with disastrous results.
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