public gallery

noun

1. the gallery in a chamber of Parliament reserved for members of the public who wish to listen to the proceedings Also calledstrangers' gallery

Example Sentences

Family members in court cheered as the sentence was passed down by the judge, while another person in the public gallery shouted "rot in hell".

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Hearing what the bosses had to say, before a packed public gallery and benches of lawyers, was fascinating.

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She was watching the debate on assisted dying from the public gallery in the House of Commons having joined the campaign for assisted dying a few months ago.

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There were cheers in the public gallery when judge delivered his verdict on Friday afternoon.

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"Take them down," he said as many of those in the public gallery applauded.

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