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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Abbey Carpenter, a leader of a search-and-rescue group for missing migrants, said public access is being denied across sweltering stretches of desert where migrant deaths have surged.
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arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025
Democratic leadership have criticized GOP leadership's previous efforts to limit public access to the galleries and other measures to curtail public protests.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
More recently, as the SpaceX venture has spurred several environmental and public access lawsuits, Musk has set his sights on the Texas courts.
—Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
Beatty’s Ford Park is now the third public access area for swimming on Lake Norman, after Ramsey Creek Park in Cornelius and Lake Norman State Park in Troutman.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025
Democratic leadership have criticized GOP leadership's previous efforts to limit public access to the galleries and other measures to curtail public protests.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
More recently, as the SpaceX venture has spurred several environmental and public access lawsuits, Musk has set his sights on the Texas courts.
—Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
Beatty’s Ford Park is now the third public access area for swimming on Lake Norman, after Ramsey Creek Park in Cornelius and Lake Norman State Park in Troutman.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2025
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“Public access.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20access. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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