public record

noun

Information that has been filed with or recorded by a government agency.

“Political donations are a matter of public record; your vote is private, but anyone can see how you donate.”

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounpublic record (usually uncountable, plural public records)

plural public records

  1. uncountableusuallyInformation that has been filed with or recorded by a government agency.

    Political donations are a matter of public record; your vote is private, but anyone can see how you donate.

    1 more example

    The city's annual budget is in the public record, so if we want, we can go back and see how it's changed over time.

Cite this entry
APA

public record. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20record

MLA

“public record.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20record. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “public record,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20record.

Source: public record on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.