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

There is no case number nor a docket sheet, the document that typically lists every legal filing in a case, so there is no public access to the fight newspaper attorneys and Florida Center for Government Accountability have been waging. — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

So far, the independent agency tasked with increasing public access to federal government documents has not commented on the removal and did not respond to Ars’ request for comment. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026

Increasing public access to the arts As a branch of Build WyCo, EPIC Arts aims to increase public access to the arts and build community. — Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

Marquez stated that the directive does not impact public access to physical courtrooms across Colorado. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for public access

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