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wash your dirty linen in public


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public
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Sense: Noun: people
Synonyms:
people Collocations, masses, citizens, nation Collocations, society Collocations, the community, population Collocations, populace, hoi polloi (informal), mob Collocations (informal)
Antonyms:
government Collocations, monarchy, royal family, aristocracy, lord Collocations, earl Collocations, duchess, king Collocations, queen Collocations, state Collocations, nobility, gentry, royalty Collocations
Sense: Noun: audience or followers
Synonyms:
audience Collocations, followers, fans, supporters, clientele, patrons, buyers
Sense: Adjective: nationalized
Synonyms:
nationalized, nationalised (UK), national Collocations, state Collocations, federal, government Collocations, civic, civil, municipal
Sense: Adjective: open to the public
Synonyms:
open to the public, open Collocations, not private, unrestricted
Sense: Adjective: owned by the public
Synonyms:
communal, publicly owned, collective, cooperative, shared Collocations, mutual Collocations, conjoint
Antonyms:
privately owned, corporate Collocations, patented, copyrighted
Sense: Adjective: popular
Synonyms:
popular Collocations, common Collocations, majority Collocations, general Collocations, widespread Collocations, universal, talked-about, well-known, prominent Collocations, influential Collocations, renowned Collocations, famous Collocations


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