public record
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- noun
- Formal
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registro público
- You can find the details about the city's budget in the public record.
- part of the public record
- public records request
I mean we had a room devoted to all the public records that we requested from Dell.
- I mean we had a room devoted to all the public records that we requested from Dell.
- They're all supposed to be governed by state public records laws.
- And therefore, as Bitcoin transactions happen, there is a public record of it.
- James P Spears, as we all know from public records.
- So the one thing that's a huge, I don't want to use the word opportunity, a huge issue is public records.
Examples
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City council meetings are public record.
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These papers are public record.
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Yeah, well, it's a matter of public record, unfortunately.
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Any military victims? - Not according to public records, sir.
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All that information is public record.
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It's been a matter of public record for two weeks now.
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Go check the public records.
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The events this article describes are a part of the public record.
Academic text (2018) -
You can help by just telling me what's in the public record.
Fiction book (2001) -
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled this month that the video was a public record.
Academic text (2016)
Synonyms
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2.5
A paper or file that gives information about past events
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2.0
A paper or electronic file that gives official information
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An official written list of names or events
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Official documents that show who you are or give legal information
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A document that keeps proof of facts or events
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A record issued by an authority that shows a legal agreement or gives a right
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A formal paper that gives information or records facts
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A paper that describes events so people can read about them later
How Accessible
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'public' (accessible to everyone) modifies 'record' (a document or evidence), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a document or information available to the public. This adjective+noun pattern is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common construction with no idiomatic shift, making the expression immediately comprehensible.
Etymology
Public record comes from the simple image of officials writing a record in a place where the public could read it. Town halls and courts kept these books on view so anyone could check them, so today public record means an official document that is 'open to the public'.