← Back to search

Meaning of public knowledge | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Knowledge that is available or accessible to the public.

Equivalents

日本語明るみ

Examples

“Mr. BENNETT. It was public knowledge. I got this knowledge by reading a stock certificate that 1,700 stockholders had. Mr. GLADSTONE. And that is what you based that on, the fact that it was public knowledge, and not any direct relationship that you had?”

“By the time the existence and implications of MIRV became public knowledge, it had already been tested, the production of Minuteman III and Poseidon missiles had already commenced …”

“As new development projects can change the character of neighbourhoods, the process of approving or rejecting a project should be public knowledge.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See all B2 English words →

See also

public law public library public licence public license public life public limited company

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free