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Meaning of open letter | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A letter addressed to one person, or more, but published (as for example in a newspaper) for the public to read.

Equivalents

Čeština otevřený dopis
Français lettre ouverte
ქართული ღია წერილი
Polski list otwarty
Türkçe açık mektup
Tiếng Việt thư ngỏ

Examples

“For months, Dati warned she would refuse to stand aside. Now she has stunned the political class with an open letter to Fillon in Le Monde, a scathing character assassination accusing him of the "lone ambition" of a disillusioned political elite, of doing politics in a way that "never favoured women" and stopping ethnic-minority candidates from progressing at elections. She said he was committing "a sad mistake" in trying to run in Paris.”
“More than 60 rail supply business leaders signed an open letter to Rishi Sunak on May 9 urging him to bring forward the bill which would formally establish GBR.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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