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 Trump administration now appears to be seeking to limit public access to information about the attack by removing the database.
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
More than two years after ProPublica sued the Navy over its failure to provide public access to military courts, the Department of Defense has for the first time directed U.S. military branches to give advance public notice of preliminary hearings, a crucial milestone in criminal cases.
—Ziva Branstetter, ProPublica, 29 Jan. 2025
Monday’s executive order comes after the Coastal Commission, a state organization that oversees coastal development and ensures public access to beaches, said earlier this month that some rebuilding projects affected by wildfires may be subject to local permitting rules.
—Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025
While not technically a private island, the buzzy Tahiti Beach enclave has just one entrance and consists of less than 30 homes, more than half of them with direct water frontage, as well as a residents-only beach with no public access.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
More than two years after ProPublica sued the Navy over its failure to provide public access to military courts, the Department of Defense has for the first time directed U.S. military branches to give advance public notice of preliminary hearings, a crucial milestone in criminal cases.
—Ziva Branstetter, ProPublica, 29 Jan. 2025
Monday’s executive order comes after the Coastal Commission, a state organization that oversees coastal development and ensures public access to beaches, said earlier this month that some rebuilding projects affected by wildfires may be subject to local permitting rules.
—Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025
While not technically a private island, the buzzy Tahiti Beach enclave has just one entrance and consists of less than 30 homes, more than half of them with direct water frontage, as well as a residents-only beach with no public access.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Public access.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20access. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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