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
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The Best Time to Visit the Okefenokee The state park occasionally hosts nighttime programs, providing public access to the park ranger’s telescope and other educational teachings about the night sky.
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Sheeka Sanahori, Outside, 11 Nov. 2025
The commission’s action comes more than two years after the resort ownership abruptly pulled its plans from commission consideration in the wake of strong opposition from local leaders and longstanding public access violations of the California Coastal Act.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
Per Caroline's request, the suit won’t be available for viewing until at least the year 2103, when, according to the National Archives, the Kennedy family will reconsider whether there will ever be any sort of public access.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
His remarks add to ongoing debates about how space agencies handle public access to astronomical data, especially regarding rare interstellar visitors.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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Sheeka Sanahori, Outside, 11 Nov. 2025
The commission’s action comes more than two years after the resort ownership abruptly pulled its plans from commission consideration in the wake of strong opposition from local leaders and longstanding public access violations of the California Coastal Act.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
Per Caroline's request, the suit won’t be available for viewing until at least the year 2103, when, according to the National Archives, the Kennedy family will reconsider whether there will ever be any sort of public access.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
His remarks add to ongoing debates about how space agencies handle public access to astronomical data, especially regarding rare interstellar visitors.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Public access.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20access. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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