open letter
noun
: a published letter of protest or appeal usually addressed to an individual but intended for the general public
Examples of open letter in a Sentence
In an open letter to the company, a citizens' group implored company executives to reconsider their decision to close the factory.
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In January 2022, 42 Republicans and Democrats in Congress signed an open letter calling for the U.S. to defund the COI.
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Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
What To Know In an open letter to Roger Harris, the president of Amtrak, AmeriStarRail proposed a joint venture with the goal of making Amtrak generate a profit.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
The open letter did not provide evidence of Gibb resisting Doctors Under Attack or meddling in any other Gaza output.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 1 July 2025
In opposition, a diverse set of 60 civil rights organizations, ranging from the American Civil Liberties Union to digital rights groups to the NAACP, have signed their own open letter arguing for states to pass their own AI laws.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 28 June 2025
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Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
What To Know In an open letter to Roger Harris, the president of Amtrak, AmeriStarRail proposed a joint venture with the goal of making Amtrak generate a profit.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
The open letter did not provide evidence of Gibb resisting Doctors Under Attack or meddling in any other Gaza output.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 1 July 2025
In opposition, a diverse set of 60 civil rights organizations, ranging from the American Civil Liberties Union to digital rights groups to the NAACP, have signed their own open letter arguing for states to pass their own AI laws.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 28 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for open letter
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“Open letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20letter. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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