public access

noun

chiefly US

: a television channel on which any person can broadcast a program

The city council meeting will be broadcast on public access.

—often used before another noun

public access television

a public access channel

Examples of public access in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Widely praised a an model for environmentally sensitive building, the development sparked a years-long legal battle over public access to the coast. — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

The Southern Environmental Law Center, a large environment watchdog, just filed a lawsuit alleging the OpenAI deal violated Georgia sunshine laws that guarantee public access to government meetings and records. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026

The agent only accessed publicly available files and material not intended for public access. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2026

There is no case number nor a docket sheet, the document that typically lists every legal filing in a case, so there is no public access to the fight newspaper attorneys and Florida Center for Government Accountability have been waging. — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for public access

• adulteress
• adventuress
• nevertheless
• abbess
• abscess
• address
• assess
• caress
• confess
• depress
• digress
• distress