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

That’s the framework that established guidelines regarding public access, conservation and development. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

The Starbase Texas site encompasses only about 350 acres, and SpaceX also must maintain public access to Boca Chica Beach as much as possible along a single roadway. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026

The National Archives and Records Administration, or NARA, is the federal agency that preserves and provides public access to the nation’s historical and governmental records. — Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

But the defense says those measures went too far and that the lack of public access violated federal law. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 22 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for public access

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