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 effort has also faced criticism over transparency after reports revealed that more than 2,000 people involved were required to sign nondisclosure agreements, limiting public access to spending and contracting details.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Before sunrise Wednesday, all but one Alameda County agency pulled public access to communications between officers and dispatchers, completing a region-wide shift toward secrecy that has prompted alarm among police accountability and First Amendment advocates.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Historically, federal and state agencies have worked to broker agreements with landowners whose properties border public lands to ensure public access, but those processes can take years.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Despite the problems, Banatao said there have not been internal discussions about changing or halting public access to the park.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Before sunrise Wednesday, all but one Alameda County agency pulled public access to communications between officers and dispatchers, completing a region-wide shift toward secrecy that has prompted alarm among police accountability and First Amendment advocates.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Historically, federal and state agencies have worked to broker agreements with landowners whose properties border public lands to ensure public access, but those processes can take years.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Despite the problems, Banatao said there have not been internal discussions about changing or halting public access to the park.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Public access.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20access. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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