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 first four days are reserved for industry professionals, while public access begins on Saturday.
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Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
Harford Circuit Judge Yolanda Curtin on Tuesday morning denied public access to the first day of jury selection in the trial of Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, charged in the August 2023 killing of Rachel Morin on the Ma and Pa Heritage Trail in Bel Air.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2025
The group called out the Trump administration for actions including the ending funding for research, firing scientists and removing public access to data.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2025
Reporters grilled Mendelson on Monday over the proposal to curtail public access and the need to move it without a public hearing.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
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Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
Harford Circuit Judge Yolanda Curtin on Tuesday morning denied public access to the first day of jury selection in the trial of Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, charged in the August 2023 killing of Rachel Morin on the Ma and Pa Heritage Trail in Bel Air.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2025
The group called out the Trump administration for actions including the ending funding for research, firing scientists and removing public access to data.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2025
Reporters grilled Mendelson on Monday over the proposal to curtail public access and the need to move it without a public hearing.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Public access.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20access. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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