public gallery

noun

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

Example Sentences

The case has attracted huge interest from Hongkongers, dozens of whom queued up outside of the court days before the sentencing to secure a spot in the public gallery.

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Members of Mason and Max’s families, who were sitting in the public gallery, cried as the guilty verdicts were given.

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About 20 family members of the victims were sitting in the public gallery, alongside Leanne Lucas, a yoga instructor who was also stabbed in the attack.

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“Five-and-a-half years!” cried one of Ms Buyanova’s supporters in the public gallery.

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Nelson's parents sat in the court's public gallery as he appeared via video link from HMP Forest Bank.

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