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 nounpublic access television
a public access channel
Examples of public access in a Sentence
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Activists unaffiliated with the university put out calls on social media for bigger crowds to show up at USC, which shut off public access to campus.
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024
This newspaper, the FCC Editorial Advisory Board and Forum Communications Co. management urge local superintendents, their local school boards and the Legislature’s conference committee to reject the idea of reducing public access to public notices by Minnesota school boards.
—Forum Communications Company, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2024
Visitors to the lake have three public access areas to launch boats for fishing and hunting.
—David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
While there’s no public access to the roof, the surface contains about 7,000 plants, all native species.
—Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024
The Indiana Department of Health brought privacy concerns about the publicly available reports to the state's public access counselor, who released a letter in December concluding that they should be withheld from the public.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2024
Potentially impacted public access areas include: Kiwanis Landing, River Front Launch Site, as well as parks and marinas along the Milwaukee River; Emmber Lane and Valley Passage boat launches along the Menomonee River; and beaches, parks and marinas along Lake Michigan.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2024
In 2016, Congress passed a law requiring the U.S. military’s six branches to increase public access to its court records, envisioning a system similar to federal courts, where the public has real-time electronic access to dockets, records and filings.
—Megan Rose, ProPublica, 3 Apr. 2024
In contrast, the U.S. side is inside Border Field State Park within the U.S. Border Patrol’s enforcement zone, with controls on public access.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024
This newspaper, the FCC Editorial Advisory Board and Forum Communications Co. management urge local superintendents, their local school boards and the Legislature’s conference committee to reject the idea of reducing public access to public notices by Minnesota school boards.
—Forum Communications Company, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2024
Visitors to the lake have three public access areas to launch boats for fishing and hunting.
—David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
While there’s no public access to the roof, the surface contains about 7,000 plants, all native species.
—Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024
The Indiana Department of Health brought privacy concerns about the publicly available reports to the state's public access counselor, who released a letter in December concluding that they should be withheld from the public.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2024
Potentially impacted public access areas include: Kiwanis Landing, River Front Launch Site, as well as parks and marinas along the Milwaukee River; Emmber Lane and Valley Passage boat launches along the Menomonee River; and beaches, parks and marinas along Lake Michigan.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2024
In 2016, Congress passed a law requiring the U.S. military’s six branches to increase public access to its court records, envisioning a system similar to federal courts, where the public has real-time electronic access to dockets, records and filings.
—Megan Rose, ProPublica, 3 Apr. 2024
In contrast, the U.S. side is inside Border Field State Park within the U.S. Border Patrol’s enforcement zone, with controls on public access.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Public access.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20access. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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