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 project might also modify an existing stormwater culvert to boost public access, which now means walking through a parking lot.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
The area is lawfully closed to public access.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The local change is part of a broader movement across California, with agencies in San Jose and San Francisco already having pulled public access to their radio channels.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Safeguarding public access to trusted.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
The area is lawfully closed to public access.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The local change is part of a broader movement across California, with agencies in San Jose and San Francisco already having pulled public access to their radio channels.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Safeguarding public access to trusted.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for public access
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“Public access.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20access. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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