"public figure" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: public figures [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} public figure (plural public figures)
  1. A famous person whose life is the subject of public interest. Categories (topical): People, Society Translations (person subject to public interest): հանրային անձ (hanrayin anj) (Armenian), 知名人士 (zhīmíng rénshì) (Chinese Mandarin), 公眾人物 /公众人物 (gōngzhòng rénwù) (Chinese Mandarin), 社會名人 /社会名人 (shèhuì míngrén) (Chinese Mandarin), publiek figuur [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), bekend persoon [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), julkisuuden henkilö (Finnish), julkkis (Finnish), célébrité [feminine] (French), persoeiro (Galician), celebridade [feminine] (Galician), საზოგადო მოღვაწე (sazogado moɣvac̣e) (Georgian), Persönlichkeit des öffentlichen Lebens [feminine] (German), Person des öffentlichen Lebens [feminine] (German), öffentliche Person [feminine] (German), δημόσιο πρόσωπο (dimósio prósopo) [neuter] (Greek), közéleti személy (Hungarian), tokoh masyarakat (Malay), figura pública [feminine] (Portuguese), обще́ственный де́ятель (obščéstvennyj déjatelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), personaje público [masculine] (Spanish)

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          "lang": "Armenian",
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          "sense": "person subject to public interest",
          "word": "հանրային անձ"
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          "sense": "person subject to public interest",
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          "sense": "person subject to public interest",
          "word": "julkisuuden henkilö"
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          "sense": "person subject to public interest",
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          "sense": "person subject to public interest",
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          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "person subject to public interest",
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          "word": "celebridade"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "sazogado moɣvac̣e",
          "sense": "person subject to public interest",
          "word": "საზოგადო მოღვაწე"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "person subject to public interest",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "roman": "dimósio prósopo",
          "sense": "person subject to public interest",
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          "word": "δημόσιο πρόσωπο"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "person subject to public interest",
          "word": "közéleti személy"
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          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "person subject to public interest",
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      "word": "հանրային անձ"
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      "sense": "person subject to public interest",
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      "sense": "person subject to public interest",
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      "sense": "person subject to public interest",
      "word": "julkisuuden henkilö"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person subject to public interest",
      "word": "julkkis"
    },
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person subject to public interest",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "célébrité"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "person subject to public interest",
      "word": "persoeiro"
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      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "person subject to public interest",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "celebridade"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sazogado moɣvac̣e",
      "sense": "person subject to public interest",
      "word": "საზოგადო მოღვაწე"
    },
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      "sense": "person subject to public interest",
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      "word": "Persönlichkeit des öffentlichen Lebens"
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      "sense": "person subject to public interest",
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      "sense": "person subject to public interest",
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      "word": "öffentliche Person"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "dimósio prósopo",
      "sense": "person subject to public interest",
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      "word": "δημόσιο πρόσωπο"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "person subject to public interest",
      "word": "közéleti személy"
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      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "person subject to public interest",
      "word": "tokoh masyarakat"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person subject to public interest",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "figura pública"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obščéstvennyj déjatelʹ",
      "sense": "person subject to public interest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "обще́ственный де́ятель"
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      "sense": "person subject to public interest",
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      "word": "personaje público"
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  "word": "public figure"
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