- open letter
- A letter addressed to a particular person but published so that its contents shall become known to the public.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
open letter
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open letter — {n. phr.} A public message in the form of a letter addressed to a particular person or to a group. * /There was an open letter to the president of the United States in today s morning paper./ … Dictionary of American idioms
open letter — {n. phr.} A public message in the form of a letter addressed to a particular person or to a group. * /There was an open letter to the president of the United States in today s morning paper./ … Dictionary of American idioms
