0 a famous person who is often written about in newspapers and magazines or is often on television or the radio --
He is a great public figure who has contributed a great deal to this country.
Will the director-general become a more public figure?
It is something intrinsic in being a public figure.
That means that there is less protection for the private life of the public figure than for the private life of an ordinary citizen.
One, for instance, is by no stretch of the imagination a public figure.
A public figure, wherever he may live, will be judged differently according to the scales in which he is weighed.
I remember one prominent public figure who was very worried about the concept of public ownership and who thought that it was going too far.
He attained great eminence as a public figure.
