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

There’s also the issue of public access if a premier public course ended up requiring significantly higher costs for everyday golfers. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

The amendment would require the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners to annually allocate a portion of the harbor’s operating income to investments in waterfront public access projects. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Officials have not explained how the golf course redesign and sea wall reconstruction would fit together — or what the projects would mean for public access around Hains Point. — Rick Maese, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

The new tower would also improve security by limiting public access near Earhart Drive and Delta Road, two streets monitored by security guards and not used by the general public. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for public access

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