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

Georgia lawmakers Tuesday wrestled with how to preserve public access to mug shots and police video while protecting the people portrayed in those images from online exploitation. —David Wickert, AJC.com, 25 Mar. 2026

Its long-running grant programs promote community engagement and public access to information, while bolstering institutions’ ability to care for collections and prepare for disasters. —ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026

Questions from the community focused on features of the pool, public access, cost and effects of the construction work. —Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026

Lohman says court observers being shut out of these virtual hearings is just another example of restrictive limitations on public access to immigration court proceedings at the Fort Snelling Immigration Court in Minnesota. —Ubah Ali, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for public access

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