notary public vs notary

notary public and notary both are nouns.

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

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

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

notary public (noun)	notary (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