public gallery

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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Millie watched from the public gallery, with her sister and parents, Gordon and Gemma, who are both Cambridgeshire Police officers.

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He blew a kiss to his mother in the public gallery as he was taken out of the court.

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Cheryl's family - some of whom were in the public gallery on Thursday as Mercury was named - has been pushing for a fresh inquiry since the trial fell over six years ago.

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The public gallery at the back of court was packed with more than 30 of his supporters, who had queued from early morning.

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In court, the two girls Latham had sexually abused in person watched the sentencing hearing from the public gallery, at times holding each other's hand.

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