public gallery

noun

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

Example Sentences

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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SNP members were particularly exercised that Ross chose to spend several minutes talking about procedure when members were waiting to vote on justice reforms, with the families of victims of crime watching from the public gallery.

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Upstairs in the public gallery, observers craned their necks to get a last glimpse – possibly for decades, perhaps ever – of the seemingly ordinary woman who is one of Australia's most extraordinary killers.

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A number of family members of those injured in the attack watched the hearing from the public gallery.

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