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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Residents have repeatedly expressed concern about transferring control of this valuable public asset through a long-term lease and limiting public access to our shoreline.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026
Among the access programs the PLPW oversees are the popular Block Management program that provides public hunting access to private land and a catalog of Public Land Access Agreements that open or improve free public access to isolated parcels of state or federal land.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Streaming services, television broadcasters and distribution partners will be instructed to cease public access to the film.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Streaming partners, television broadcasters and distribution partners will be instructed to cease public access to the film.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026
Among the access programs the PLPW oversees are the popular Block Management program that provides public hunting access to private land and a catalog of Public Land Access Agreements that open or improve free public access to isolated parcels of state or federal land.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Streaming services, television broadcasters and distribution partners will be instructed to cease public access to the film.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Streaming partners, television broadcasters and distribution partners will be instructed to cease public access to the film.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
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“Public access.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20access. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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