allmänhet

Noun

 * 1) public; people in general
 * 2) * 1867, Malmström, Bernhard Elis, Samlade skrifter: Grunddragen af svenska vitterheters historia. 5 vol. 1866-68, N.M. Lindh, Volume 2, page 454:
 * "sv"

- Allmänheter, såsom alla mäktiga, älska ej gerna att höra sina fel.

Usage notes

 * Plural is rare.
 * "Språket", Sveriges Radio, P1, on February 22, 2011, discussed a specialized use of this word among police and guards,, referring to one person not directly involved in a crime, but a potential witness. See also personal.