notary vs notary public

notary and notary public both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
notary	Yes	No	No	No
notary public	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, notary and notary public are synonyms defined as:

notary and notary public: someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions

notary (noun)	notary public (noun)
someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions	someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions