publiclypub‧lic‧ly /ˈpʌblɪkli/ ●●○ adverb 
She and her family agreed never to discuss the matter publicly.2done or controlled by the government: a publicly funded health service3a company that is publicly owned has sold its shares to people who are not part of the company4involving the ordinary people in a country or city: publicly elected bodies
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- He was put in prison after publicly criticizing the military government.
- No one is complaining publicly, but few are happy with the new policy.
- The jobs program is publicly funded.
- They plan to announce their engagement publicly in the New Year.
- This will be the first time he has talked publicly about the accident.
- We believe the current proposals will prove publicly acceptable.
- Any senator can hold up a vote on a presidential nominee without explaining why or even divulging the hold publicly.
- Downing Street publicly refused yesterday to contemplate defeat.
- Financial reporting helps fulfil government's duty to be publicly accountable.
- President Mugabe, 76, has publicly backed the farm invasions several times in recent weeks.
- Recently 771 conscripts publicly announced their refusal to do military service as part of a national defiance campaign by the anti-apartheid community.
- There are now an estimated 30, 000 publicly accessible bulletin board systems operating nationwide.
Longman Language Activatorwhen a lot of people can see you or know about what is happening
if you do something in public , you do it in a place where a lot of people can see or hear you: · Most people feel nervous about speaking in public.· Her husband was always nice to her in public, but treated her badly at home.appear in public (=use this to say that a famous person is seen in public by ordinary people): · The Prince has not appeared in public since the announcement of his divorce.
if you do or say something publicly , you do or say it so that everyone knows about it, and you do not try to keep it secret: · He was put in prison after publicly criticizing the military government.· They plan to announce their engagement publicly in the New Year.
public actions or events happen in a place where everyone can see or hear them: · It is one of the few countries where they still hold public executions.· In a public statement, Jackson and his wife announced their intention to get divorced.a public place (=a place where people can see or hear what you are doing): · Jeff was obviously calling from a public place.· Can we go somewhere quieter? This place is a bit public.
if you do something openly , you do it in a public place and without being embarrassed or trying to hide what you are doing: · He was the first person to talk openly on TV about having AIDS.· Drugs are sold openly on the city streets.
if something is done officially, it is done by someone in authority, and made known to the public: · The changes to borders were officially announced in the European Parliament.· The details of the reforms are to be released officially next month.· thirty square miles of woodland that has been officially designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· Army officers openly condemned the war.
· The head coach publicly criticized the referee’s decision.
(=be made to feel ashamed, especially in public)
British English (=belonging to the government or a private organization) a privately owned company
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE a privately owned company· When this is not publicly accessible, it's called an Intranet.· There are now an estimated 30, 000 publicly accessible bulletin board systems operating nationwide.· What principles do is to make private experience publicly accessible, open to discussion and capable of wider relevance.· The information should be in a publicly accessible and easily understood form.· Will we object in 75 years if our ancestor's medical records become publicly accessible?
· In some cases the courts have upheld a duty of confidence even where the information is demonstrably publicly available.· Zimmermann was the target of a federal investigation for his role in creating a publicly available cryptography program called Pretty Good Privacy.· If so, will the Secretary of State make the results publicly available?· That group's study was based on publicly available information on herd sizes, approved drug lists and dosages.· Nevertheless, Southwark will provide services based on clear and publicly available eligibility criteria.· When the information becomes publicly available the share price will adjust to reflect the true underlying value of the shares.· In order to develop this discussion the project will produce a detailed systematic, publicly available set of data on the coal industry.· We support the Select Committee's recommendation that air quality be continuously monitored around sites and the data made publicly available.
· The allocation of publicly funded places in long-term care is contingent upon assessment in the future.· The only publicly funded workers professionally concerned with crime prevention are police crime prevention officers.· These purposes could have been served without the creation of a publicly funded official.· The Government are committed to a publicly funded health service, firmly located in the public sector.· The process of competition has, to some extent, eroded the differences between the commercial and the publicly funded television services.
· Either way, the schemes will no longer be underpinned by a publicly owned company and backed by the Government.· Politicians will not close important factories or meddle with publicly owned bodies that pollute.· National Research Laboratories are large, publicly owned defence research and development establishments.· That is difficult enough for a publicly owned company with a social responsibility.· The system of publicly owned monopoly is flawed.· Most probably it is in publicly owned concerns that the agent is more nearly risk-neutral, given what has gone before.
VERB· But did those nasty labor activists have to publicly accuse her of exploiting children to help children?
· But it is publicly acknowledged that these numbers, which represent people who have put themselves forward for testing, are underestimates.· The enthusiasm and support of the lesbian fans is vital, but their contribution can not be publicly acknowledged.· The Health Ministry does not publicly acknowledge the link.· You encourage less-able pupils and publicly acknowledge the value of their contribution.· And Sandeman was the first port company to acknowledge publicly that sales were a crucial aspect to any business.· Would he publicly acknowledge the little boy as his, or might he prefer to ignore his existence?
· Anyway, as I was saying, that's all they're admitting publicly.· Not that Mariucci will publicly admit to looking that far ahead.· But I have more friends who are willing to admit publicly that they know me!· And the figure includes only those companies that have publicly admitted their readiness to sell.· Unluckily, in 1962, in an interview with Kenneth Harris of the Observer, I had publicly admitted this deficiency.
· At the end of February 1991, however, Leigh announced publicly that they had decided not to appeal.· Meanwhile, Even has all but publicly announced her candidacy.· Mr Gusmao kindly obliged them last weekend by publicly announcing that he is willing to take the job.· And the police clearly fed the flames by publicly announcing they were investigating the football stars.· The new policy, though approved by the library board, has not been publicly announced.
· President Mugabe, 76, has publicly backed the farm invasions several times in recent weeks.
· When the information becomes publicly available the share price will adjust to reflect the true underlying value of the shares.· There are ISPs where changes can take from minutes to days to become publicly available.· Will we object in 75 years if our ancestor's medical records become publicly accessible?
· He hoped that it would express disquiet at the circumstances of the Tully-West shooting and would call publicly for an independent inquiry.· Dances with Wolves was so biased towards the Sioux that the Crow Nation publicly called it racist.· In the past they've called publicly for notorious joy riders to be held in secure units.· The gods could be publicly called upon to mete out justice.
· Senior ministers were clearly disappointed last night at the news, but said they wanted to study the papers before commenting publicly.· Hormel would not comment publicly on his nomination.· Cossiga commented publicly on Galloni's apparent incapacity to handle complex Mafia and drug-trafficking investigations.· None has commented publicly, but they are asking colleagues to come to their defence.
· Two senior investigators into Stasi connections were dismissed in early March after publicly criticizing the government's exoneration of De Maizière.· Can a teacher be dismissed for publicly criticizing school policy?· Trovoada had been under increasing popular pressure to take action against Daio after the latter publicly criticized him on April 3.· Can teachers be disciplined for publicly criticizing their immediate superiors?· Miller resigned abruptly after Hallinan publicly criticized her for failing to report the incident to him in a timely manner.· But he had been on the bad side of the government lately, having publicly criticized it for censoring authors.
· Should an office worker's union draw up guidelines requiring bosses to declare publicly if they see their secretaries after hours?· It is odd that these harsh criticisms were issued before the guidelines were completed and publicly declared.· He turned red and purple and declared publicly his worthlessness.· Clinton will accept the Democratic nomination for a second-term without ever having publicly declared his intention to seek re-election.
· John Major did not publicly denounce Mr Churchill, but went as far as hinting that he disapproved.
· There was some talk of Georgetown, which Gardner finally had to deny publicly.· But he publicly denies any suggestion of wrongdoing.
· The deal-which included 60,000 grenades and 2m rounds of ammunition-was never publicly disclosed.· After that flap, and the resulting corporate embarrassment, Intel promised to publicly disclose shortcomings in its microprocessors.· Dirks relayed this news to some of his clients, who sold Equity Funding Corps shares before the fraud was publicly disclosed.
· At least after her pregnancy was officially announced on November 5, 1981 Diana could publicly discuss her condition.· It will be discussed publicly at a meeting Tuesday, officials said.
· Will he for the first time publicly endorse those negotiations and wish them well?
· Safeway has refused to take part on ethical grounds, and Sainsbury and Somerfield have publicly expressed concern.
· States would have less money for large infrastructure projects such as grid extension or publicly funded large hydropower schemes.· The regents' vote accommodated real-estate developers who hoped to commandeer the publicly funded college for private profit.· Since the 1974 Housing Act many have been publicly funded.· The solution is to abolish drug patents and publicly fund medical research, thus entirely removing the profit consideration.
· By 1995, Beverage World magazine ranked it the fourth fastest-growing, publicly held beverage company in the nation.· B owns about 52 percent of publicly held Gartner.· Although now publicly held, the company has his personality and his vision stamped all over it.· The majority of stockholders in large, publicly held corporations either sign proxies or vote with management.· But it is clear that the publicly held Wall Street giants are doing very well.· A dozen Fortune 500 largest publicly held companies have headquarters in Dallas or its suburbs.· Bush emphasized his commitment to repaying gradually, as it comes due, the nation's $ 3.2 trillion publicly held debt.· However, it is relatively rare for large, publicly held corporations to offer two different classes of stock.
· Forte says it has lined up a dozen beta sites among Fortune 1000 accounts - it can not publicly identify yet.· Advances was publicly identified as the licensee for mifepristone.· Police did not publicly identify the victims, pending notification of relatives.
· It took Labour nearly eight weeks to publicly oppose the Section in its entirety.· Arteaga and Alarcon have publicly opposed the extreme economic measures Bucaram had announced, while supporting more gradual reform.· And he publicly opposed Proposition 187, saying he would not turn in illegal immigrants seeking health services.· Y., the first Republican to oppose publicly his re-election as speaker for this session.
· The agency should have powers of compulsory purchase and therefore the site of the town should be publicly owned.· If anything, publicly owned utilities are cheaper.· Tellingly, the publicly owned Tennessee Valley Authority is the only utility to have expressed interest recently in nuclear power.· And what worked for a partnership proved disastrous in a publicly owned corporation.· All five are to be incorporated as publicly owned companies from July 1, prior to the bidding process.· For 100 years, publicly owned utilities have sold electricity at lower prices than their private counterparts.· As it is publicly owned, this sector is subject to direct government influence and, frequently, political direction.· Today, publicly owned cable television systems do the same.
· This was publicly proclaimed as a struggle against bureaucratism and embourgeoisement.
· It stipulated that neutrality should be guaranteed by banning them from accepting party political positions or speaking publicly on behalf of political parties.· It is not the Navajo way to speak publicly about private matters until they are resolved with family members.· Some of the victims spoke publicly of their plight.· After thirty-six hours during which Kim was permitted to speak publicly of his ordeal, he was placed under house arrest.· But, for the first time, they have had their ambassador in Washington speak publicly about the issue.· The only CEOs invited to speak publicly were heads of companies that have displayed sensitivity to the well being of their employees.· Women who speak publicly about their situation often find themselves ostracised by friends and neighbours.
· However, Norwich Union has publicly stated that it intends to devote a greater part of its investments to fixed interest securities.· But midway through the season, he stated publicly that he was a better player than Atkins.
· Father Carroll subsequently avoided political action but publicly supported independence.· Y., who has publicly supported the nominee.
· Banca di Roma and Techint will launch an offer for the 16 % of Dalmine that is publicly traded.· The other 49 percent of Fokker is publicly traded.· Eaton said large institutional investors today are putting more pressure on publicly traded companies to increase their returns.· The exact stake depends on the market capitalization of the company when it begins publicly trading.· The predecessor company split into three publicly traded stocks in December 1995, concentrating on insurance, industrial businesses and entertainment.· Now voluntarily preparing to split into three publicly traded companies, AT&.· That year he and his partners created the Electrical Development Company as a publicly traded stock company.
WORD FAMILYnounpublicpublicationpublicistpublicityadjectivepublicverbpublicizeadverbpublicly
1in a way that is intended for anyone to know, see, or hear: She and her family agreed never to discuss the matter publicly.2done or controlled by the government: a publicly funded health service3a company that is publicly owned has sold its shares to people who are not part of the company4involving the ordinary people in a country or city: publicly elected bodies