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| academic freedom |
in educational institutions, the freedom of a teacher to teach, of a student to learn, and of both to discuss and hold opinions, esp. about social, political, and moral issues, without arbitrary interference or reprisals by school or public officials, organized groups, or the like. |
| accommodation |
a seat on a public conveyance. [1/6 definitions] |
| administrator |
a person who manages, esp. business or public affairs; executive; bureaucrat. [1/2 definitions] |
| advertise |
to present (a product or idea) in a favorable light to win public patronage, support, or approval. [3/4 definitions] |
| advertisement |
a notice or public announcement designed to gain public attention, esp. to promote the sale of certain products. [1/2 definitions] |
| advertising |
the business, profession, or action of creating and distributing notices to the public for the purpose of stimulating sales of a product or service. [1/2 definitions] |
| advt. |
abbreviation of "advertisement," a notice or public announcement designed to gain public attention, esp. to promote the sale of certain products. |
| affair |
(pl.) public or business matters. [1/6 definitions] |
| affray |
a noisy public quarrel or fight; brawl. |
| agitate |
to arouse, or attempt to arouse, public support (often fol. by "for" or "against"). [1/3 definitions] |
| agitation |
the stirring up of public unrest or controversy over some social or political issue. [1/3 definitions] |
| agora1 |
a public square used as a marketplace and place of assembly in ancient Greece. [2 definitions] |
| agoraphobia |
an abnormal fear of open or public spaces. |
| air |
to speak about, usu. in public. [1/8 definitions] |
| airing |
public exposure, as to discussion, scrutiny, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| air one's dirty linen in public |
to make public embarrassing or shameful private facts about oneself or others. |
| Alger Hiss |
a lawyer and U.S. public official accused in 1948 of having acted as a Communist spy in the 1930s. Convicted in 1950 on counts of perjury related to the investigation, Hiss was sentenced to five years in prison but maintained his innocence until his death (b.1904--d.1996). |
| almshouse |
(old-fashioned) an institution financed from public funds that provides shelter to those in need; poorhouse. [1/2 definitions] |
| announcement |
a public or formal notice, statement, or request. [1/3 definitions] |
| anticlerical |
opposed to the influence of the clergy or church in public affairs, esp. politics. |
| appear |
to come before the public, as a book or performer. [1/5 definitions] |
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