open letter

Definitions

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

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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.”

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