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Meaning of "John Q. Public" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF JOHN Q. PUBLIC

John Q. Public  [dʒɒn kjuː ˈpʌblɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JOHN Q. PUBLIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
John Q. Public is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES JOHN Q. PUBLIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

John Q. Public

John Q. Public is a generic name in the United States to denote a hypothetical member of society deemed a "common man." He is presumed to represent the randomly selected "man on the street."...

Definition of John Q. Public in the English dictionary

The definition of John Q. Public in the dictionary is a typical member of the general public.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JOHN Q. PUBLIC


acrylic
əˈkrɪlɪk
alcoholic
ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk
catholic
ˈkæθəlɪk
click
klɪk
emblic
ˈɛmblɪk
flick
flɪk
garlic
ˈɡɑːlɪk
hydraulic
haɪˈdrɒlɪk
klick
klɪk
lick
lɪk
malik
ˈmælɪk
metabolic
ˌmetəˈbɒlɪk
metallic
mɪˈtælɪk
niblick
ˈnɪblɪk
nonpublic
ˌnɒnˈpʌblɪk
public
ˈpʌblɪk
republic
rɪˈpʌblɪk
right-click
ˌraɪtˈklɪk
semipublic
ˌsɛmɪˈpʌblɪk
slick
slɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JOHN Q. PUBLIC

John Hop
John I
John II
John III
John IV
John Lewis list
John o´Groats
John of Austria
John of Damascus
John of Gaunt
John of Leyden
John of Salisbury
John of the Cross
John Paul I
John Paul II
John the Baptist
John Thomas
John VI
John XXII
John XXIII

WORDS THAT END LIKE JOHN Q. PUBLIC

Altai Republic
banana republic
Central African Republic
Chechen Republic
Czech Republic
Dominican Republic
First Republic
Fourth Republic
general public
go public
Joe Public
Malagasy Republic
member of the public
Mongolian People´s Republic
notary public
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Second Republic
Slovak Republic
Third Republic
viewing public
Yemen Arab Republic

Synonyms and antonyms of John Q. Public in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «John Q. Public» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JOHN Q. PUBLIC

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Translator English - Chinese

约翰问:公
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

John Q. Public
570 millions of speakers

English

John Q. Public
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जॉन क्यू सार्वजनिक
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

جون Q. العامة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

John Q. Public
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

John Q. Public
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জন ক। জনসাধারণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

John Q. Public
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

John Q. Awam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

John Q. öffentlichen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジョンQ公開
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

존 Q. 공개
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

John Q. Public
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

John Q. Public
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஜான் கே. பொது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जॉन क्यू. सार्वजनिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

John Q. Genel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

John Q. Public
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

John Q. Public
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

John Q. Public
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

John Q. Public
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

John Q. Public
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

John Q. Openbare
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

John Q. Public
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

John Q. Public
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of John Q. Public

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JOHN Q. PUBLIC»

The term «John Q. Public» is normally little used and occupies the 111.682 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JOHN Q. PUBLIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about John Q. Public

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JOHN Q. PUBLIC»

Discover the use of John Q. Public in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to John Q. Public and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang
juice sandwich and a cup of coffee and be back on the line to start greeting Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public promptly at 1 o'clock. 1937/V&Q(Mar.6) 177: John Q. Public. 1937 in NewYork Times Mag. (Dec. 19, 1982) 19: We are all the children of ...
Grant Barrett, 2006
2
Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming: Case ...
Here are some examples: > 'John => JOHN > '(John Q Public) => (JOHN Q PUBLIC) > '2 => 2 > 2 => 2 > '( + 2 2) => (+ 2 2) > (+ 2 2) => 4 > John => Error: JOHN is not a bound variable > (John Q Public) => Error: JOHN is not a function Note ...
Peter Norvig, 1992
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Beginning Python
Try. It. Out. Using. a. Format. Specifier. to. Populate. a. String. In the simplest case , you can do the same thing with your friend, John Q.: >>> “John Q. %s” % (“ Public”) 'John Q. Public'. How. It. Works. That %s is the format specifier for a string .
Peter C. Norton, Alex Samuel, Dave Aitel, 2005
4
Perl Programming for Medicine and Biology
John Q. Public arrives for the first time in your medical clinic. 2. John Q. Public has a glucose test ordered and receives a glucose value of 85. 3. Using the MD_5 one-way hash algorithm, on the character string, "John Q. Public," a hash value of ...
Jules J. Berman, 2007
5
The Concordance Database Manual
... resulting in only those records in which both statements are true. The following syntaxlocates only those records in which the CDATE field contains the value 1/1/ 2003, and in which the AUTHOR field contains the phrase JOHN Q. PUBLIC: ...
Alan Haley, 2006
6
Professional Investigative Report Writing, Contracts and Forms
Client Client's Firm P.O. Box 1234 Anywhere, Texas 01234 Re: John Q. Public Dear Mr. Client: On July 1, 2002, as per your request, an investigation was initiated on the above referenced individual. The following information was initially ...
Douglas Crewse, 2002
7
Sendmail
24.9.9. BlankSub. Some mailer programs have difficulty handling addresses that contain spaces. Such addresses are both illegal under RFC2821 and RFC2822 and subject to gross misinterpretation. For example, the address: John Q Public ...
Bryan Costales, 2002
8
e-Study Guide for: Public Administration: Understanding ...
John Q. Public: John Q. Public isageneric namein the United States to denote a hypothetical member of society deemed a 'common man.'He is presumed to represent the randomly selected 'man onthe street.' Variations Similar terms include ...
Cram101 Textbook Reviews, 2012
9
Introduction to Programming Using Processing
As mentioned in section 2.3 of Chapter 2, a string is an object used in Processing to hold a sequence of zero or more characters, for instance, “John Q. Public”. In terms of classes and objects, String is the class, and any particular string (like ...
Mark Meysenburg
10
Ruby Programming for Medicine and Biology
LIST 14.3.1. EXAMPLE PROTOCOL FORA ONE-WAY HASH DE-IDENTIFIED RECORD LINKAGE 1. John Q. Public arrives for the first time in your medical clinic. 2. John Q. Public has a glucose test ordered and receives a glucose value of 85.
Jules J. Berman, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JOHN Q. PUBLIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term John Q. Public is used in the context of the following news items.
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Malibu beach just got a lot less exclusive | News - Home - WFMZ
Malibu beach just got a lot less exclusive. John Q. Public gets to stroll on Billionaire's Beach. Author: By Ann O'Neill CNN. Posted: 4:30 AM EDT ... «WFMZ Allentown, Jul 15»
2
Cocktail of the Month: The Classic Daiquiri - Monsters and Critics
... (coughTGIFridayscough) selling and passing off to John Q. Public their shitty, headache inducing high fructose strawberry sugar shakes. «Monsters and Critics.com, Jul 15»
3
New Donnellson business adds to facility
“There is no market for John Q. Public driving down the road,” Hunold said. The facility must be inspected three times during the construction ... «Keokuk Gate City Daily, Jul 15»
4
Safety for the trash man … and John Q. Public
Collecting garbage is one of those vital everyday jobs that is simultaneously shunned and taken for granted. Let's face it: no one wants to pilot a ... «Fleet Owner, Jul 15»
5
SB 411 clarifies camera, cop clash
... been increasingly important as news media budgets decline and technology allows for easier dissemination of information by John Q. Public. «Union Democrat, Jul 15»
6
Guacamole with peas, other issues tackled
The common names Joe and John are often used to describe an everyday American man, as with average joe and John Q. Public. «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
7
Hand surgeon says loss of finger shouldn't derail return to football …
... NFL-level hand-fighting and even the ability to upper body train — that absolutely dwarf what John Q. Public, Joe Sixpack and John and Jane ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
8
HBO 'Last Week Tonight' End Runs NFL's Fleecing Of USA …
... ET/PT on HBO was all about “How the NFL Fleeces Taxpayers” and gets away with making the rich richer while John Q. Public pays for their ... «Monsters and Critics.com, Jul 15»
9
Speculating about Gosack's departure
Remember, my reasoning of Ray's motivation for retiring is speculative and I'm just John Q. Public. I have no inside information. However, my ... «The City Wire, Jul 15»
10
At Issue: Is crematorium really a health hazard or just a nuisance?
John Q. Public. This question is worth thinking about, but who really has the answer. — BuzyBee. View Comments 0. Join The Conversation. «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»

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