public gallery

British

noun

Also called: strangers' gallery. the gallery in a chamber of Parliament reserved for members of the public who wish to listen to the proceedings

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Duterte did not speak during the hearing but waved at the public gallery when the judge had left the courtroom at the end.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

The wife watched proceedings from the public gallery supported by members of her family.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Several members of Lashley's family were present in the public gallery to see Dunkley enter his pleas.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

He smiled and nodded in thanks after a supporter in the public gallery shouted "hang in there!"

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

In the public gallery every seat had been taken, yet the courtroom suggested nothing of the carnival atmosphere sometimes found at country murder trials.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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