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 commission, which protects public access and environmental quality in the Coastal Zone, a strip of land that follows California’s shoreline, accused Levy of blocking public access to the beach, removing shorebird habitat and illegally installing the pickleball court.
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Calmatters, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
The commission, which protects public access and environmental quality in the Coastal Zone, a strip of land that follows California’s shoreline, accused Levy of blocking public access to the beach, removing shorebird habitat and illegally installing the pickleball court.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
For more than two years, the Chicago Police Board has been largely curtailed during a legal fight between the CPD officers union and the city over the future of public access to proceedings in the most severe cases of alleged misconduct.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
The federal rural health program drew attention late in 2025 as several states’ funding applications were withheld from public access.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
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Calmatters, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
The commission, which protects public access and environmental quality in the Coastal Zone, a strip of land that follows California’s shoreline, accused Levy of blocking public access to the beach, removing shorebird habitat and illegally installing the pickleball court.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
For more than two years, the Chicago Police Board has been largely curtailed during a legal fight between the CPD officers union and the city over the future of public access to proceedings in the most severe cases of alleged misconduct.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
The federal rural health program drew attention late in 2025 as several states’ funding applications were withheld from public access.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Public access.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20access. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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