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Definition of Public figure
1. Noun. A well-known or notable person. "She is an important figure in modern music"
Definition of Public figure
1. Noun. A famous person whose life is the subject of public interest. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Public Figure
Literary usage of Public figure
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Modern Railroad by Edward Hungerford (1911)
"The general passenger agent became less and less a man of office routine and of
ticket detail, more and more of a public figure. ..."
2. The Modern Railroad by Edward Hungerford (1911)
"On his ability to sell tickets, and not as a popular public figure, will he be
measured by the board of directors — that delegation of grim-faced gentlemen, ..."
3. Freedom of Information Act Guide and Privacy Act Overview, (1996) by DIANE Publishing Company (1997)
"62 It has been held that disclosure of sensitive personal information contained
in investigative records about a public figure is appropriate "only where ..."
4. Memorials of Thomas Hood by Thomas Hood, Frances Freeling Broderip (1860)
"... expressed a determined ambition " to make a public figure, I had not decided
what, but a public figure I was resolved to make. ..."
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