What does "public record" mean?

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

Public record

Common synonyms include: documentary, documented, government record, official, official record, official-document.

noun

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Noun

1
Information that has been filed with or recorded by a government agency. uncountable, usually
"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."
2
any information, minutes, files, accounts or other records which a governmental body is required to maintain, and which must be accessible to scrutiny by the public. wordnet

"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."