Definition of "publicly" []

• In a public manner; openly. (adverb)
• By or with consent of the public. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Freethinkers who adopt the label publicly have decided for one reason or another to take the heat, and they are not necessarily representative of the broad range of freethinkers who may choose other labels or none at all."
• "A security official speaking on the condition of anonymity because the official was not allowed to release the name publicly said that the name was correct."
• ""On the other hand, if there's not an important public health reason to use the name publicly, CDC doesn't use the name publicly.""