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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Ben Stiller, Paul McCartney and Ron Howard were among the over 400 Hollywood stars and industry workers who signed an open letter this week urging President Donald Trump to protect artificial intelligence copyright rules.
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Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
On Wednesday, a coalition of civil rights groups sent Lucas and the City Council an open letter urging them to fire Platt immediately.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
Lyor Cohen, the former head of Def Jam who’s now the global head of music at YouTube, wrote an open letter to West last month calling out his behavior.
—Ethan Millman, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
Scientists from universities around the United States signed an open letter calling for immediate investigation of the site, and soon a wide network of teams across local, state and federal agencies turned their gaze on the fjord to assess its instability.
—Darren Orf, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
On Wednesday, a coalition of civil rights groups sent Lucas and the City Council an open letter urging them to fire Platt immediately.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
Lyor Cohen, the former head of Def Jam who’s now the global head of music at YouTube, wrote an open letter to West last month calling out his behavior.
—Ethan Millman, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
Scientists from universities around the United States signed an open letter calling for immediate investigation of the site, and soon a wide network of teams across local, state and federal agencies turned their gaze on the fjord to assess its instability.
—Darren Orf, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Open letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20letter. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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