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members of the public

members of the public is the plural of member of the public.

Meaning of member of the public

Noun

member of the public (plural members of the public)

  1. A regular or normal citizen, as opposed to an official or agent acting in an official capacity.
    • The average member of the public has only a vague idea of the wide-ranging integration of effort needed to put on an intensive train service like the Southern's and run it with so high a degree of safety and reliability.1963 February, “Nobody runs this railway, mate”, in Modern Railways, page 73

Questions about members of the public

What is members of the public the plural of?
Members of the public is the plural of member of the public.

Words near members of the public in the dictionary

  1. memberlists
  2. members
  3. members of parliament
  4. members of parliaments
  5. members of staff
  6. members of the public
  7. members of the tribe
  8. members' day
  9. membership
  10. membership card
  11. membership cards

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