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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Pedro Almodóvar, Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz have signed an open letter expressing support for departing Movistar Plus+ content chief Domingo Corral.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 May 2025
More than 70 former Eurovision contestants have reportedly signed an open letter urging organizers to ban Israel and its national broadcaster, Kan, from this year’s competition.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2025
Key Facts Leaders signing the open letter include CEOs of such high-profile companies as Adobe, Accenture, AMD, American Airlines, Blue Origin, Cognizant, Dell, Dropbox, IBM, LinkedIn, Lyft, Microsoft, Salesforce, Uber, Yahoo and Zoom.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
But not entirely on how or who’s in charge
Glazunov was one of more than 100 Jewish students who signed an open letter in April in opposition to the White House’s announcement to review the school’s funding over its response to antisemitism.
—Jeff Winter, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 May 2025
More than 70 former Eurovision contestants have reportedly signed an open letter urging organizers to ban Israel and its national broadcaster, Kan, from this year’s competition.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2025
Key Facts Leaders signing the open letter include CEOs of such high-profile companies as Adobe, Accenture, AMD, American Airlines, Blue Origin, Cognizant, Dell, Dropbox, IBM, LinkedIn, Lyft, Microsoft, Salesforce, Uber, Yahoo and Zoom.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
But not entirely on how or who’s in charge
Glazunov was one of more than 100 Jewish students who signed an open letter in April in opposition to the White House’s announcement to review the school’s funding over its response to antisemitism.
—Jeff Winter, CNN Money, 2 May 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 17 May. 2025.
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