Joe Public
Britishnoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Example Sentences
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One worker said: “It's broken, the system. If Joe Public knew, they'd be up in arms. But it's so broken.”
From BBC
But Joe Public doesn’t understand what Lombardi did.
From Los Angeles Times
"It was mostly hell on earth. There was a constant pressure but I got to write the songs I wanted to write, got those lyrics out to Joe Public and Joe Public was very nice and appreciated it."
From Fox News
“The average Joe Public is interpreting what the CDC is saying as ‘This is done.
From Seattle Times
The coronavirus doesn’t know or care who it infects but state efforts to prioritize vulnerable groups are causing an inevitable mix of praise, confusion and controversy, as states size up their rollouts and lawmakers and Joe Public debates what’s fair.
From Washington Times
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