"public record" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "public records",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-",
        "2": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "public record (usually uncountable, plural public records)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "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."
        },
        {
          "text": "Political donations are a matter of public record; your vote is private, but anyone can see how you donate."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Information that has been filed with or recorded by a government agency."
      ],
      "id": "en-public_record-en-noun-6yFTnR2f",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) Information that has been filed with or recorded by a government agency."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable",
        "usually"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "public record"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "public record"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "public records",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-",
        "2": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "public record (usually uncountable, plural public records)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "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."
        },
        {
          "text": "Political donations are a matter of public record; your vote is private, but anyone can see how you donate."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Information that has been filed with or recorded by a government agency."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) Information that has been filed with or recorded by a government agency."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable",
        "usually"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "public record"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "public record"
}