1.the people of a country considered as a whole
2.people as a whole, not just those in a particular defined group or who form part of an elite
1.Questions lingered in the minds of the Massachusetts authorities and of the general public. Why was the car on an isolated road?
马萨诸塞州当局及普通民众对此一直疑虑重重：他的车为何会开到一条荒凉的小道上？
2.We decided to reach out to specific constituencies and the general public directly, and to keep pushing the issues.
我们决定直接接触具体的选区和广大民众，继续推行我们在关键问题上的政见。
3.To the general public, depression can be easily confused with stress, as it may be a response to some types of stress.
对于一般人来说，忧郁症很容易跟压力混淆，因为忧郁症也可以是某些压力的反应。
4.They had to formally ascertain their authority again and install among the general public a respect for formalism and intellectualism.
他们必须要再次正式确立自己的权威，让普罗大众尊重形式主义和知性主义。
5.If the American Dream is not real, why do our leaders impose it upon the general public so much?
如果美国梦不是真的，为什么我们的领导人们把它如此强加于公众身上？
6.Real wealth appears to be tied up in the banking system and not with the general public.
真正的财富似乎只与银行系统紧密相关，而不是与普通大众进行分享。
7.Corporations can have a few major shareholders. Or ownership can be spread among the general public.
公司可以有几个大股东。或所有权，可分散在广大市民。
8.Officials admit that they haven not been able to get the fires under control, but that there is no danger to the general public.
有关官员承认，他们还没有完全控制火势，但是对一般民众的生活不会有影响。
9.The coat came into widespread use, both by the British army and by the general public.
这种外套不但英国军队，而且普通公众也都开始穿用，广泛流行。
10.We need to be able to get information out to the general public.
我们需要获取更多的信息并且让每个人都知道。