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 state’s Department of Justice, led by then-Attorney General Xavier Becerra, authored a memo in October 2020 ordering law enforcement agencies to prevent public access to a highly confidential criminal database.
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
The score was a composite of many factors, including public access to information and lobbying disclosure.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Apr. 2025
In addition to curtailing public access to basic climate data, recent changes have eliminated public portals to environmental information pertaining to agriculture, emergency planning, energy costs, local air pollution impacts and transportation planning.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
The real spiritual inspiration here seems to be public access TV — or rather, the oddly compelling ineptness of a show that only loosely grasps the conventions of television.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
The score was a composite of many factors, including public access to information and lobbying disclosure.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Apr. 2025
In addition to curtailing public access to basic climate data, recent changes have eliminated public portals to environmental information pertaining to agriculture, emergency planning, energy costs, local air pollution impacts and transportation planning.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
The real spiritual inspiration here seems to be public access TV — or rather, the oddly compelling ineptness of a show that only loosely grasps the conventions of television.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Public access.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20access. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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