Vocabulary lesson 4
Definitions and samples
- public (adj.) belonging to or having to do with people as a whole. Open to everyone.
– The meeting inside a white tent next to the overlook was not open to the public.
- private (adj.) not known to many people. Known to just yourself.
– The lower level has two more bedrooms, each with a private bath and two closets.
- political (adj.) having to do with politics, the science of or actions related to government and people trying to gain and keep control of a government.
– Some of those choices have made even some of our political allies uncomfortable.
- official (adj.) approved or decided by a governing, or ruling, group or person.
– He is not an elected official and does not represent any of us in that capacity.
- legal (adj.) in agreement with the law.
– Hopefuls must be at least 18 years old and legal residents of the United States.