Meaning of public life | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The aspects of social life which occur in public, in the open, as opposed to more private social interaction within families, private clubs, etc.
   uncountable
2. Politics, as in the profession of being a politician or political activism in general.
   uncountable

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Examples

“Holonyms: life; daily life, real life”

“Meronym: work life”

“He was a native of Hua-t’ing, Kiangsu Province, and was director of education at K’un-shan, but retired on account of his dislike of public life.”

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