full transparency

Meanings

1. 1phraseuncountable

   Complete openness in which nothing relevant is hidden, especially about decisions, money or personal interests.

   Grammar: Used like an uncountable noun: the company promised full transparency, not a full transparency.

   Patterns

   • full transparency about something
   • with full transparency

   The mayor promised full transparency about how the funds were spent.

   Voters expect full transparency from anyone who handles public money.

   The charity published its accounts to show full transparency.

2. 2phrasefixed phraseinformal

   Said at the start of a remark to admit a fact that might affect how others judge what you say.

   Grammar: Usually opens a sentence and is followed by a comma: In full transparency, I know the owner.

   Patterns

   • in full transparency, ...
   • full transparency: ...

   Full transparency, I helped design the product I am reviewing.

   In full transparency, the founder is my cousin.

   Full transparency, I have never actually read the whole report.

Common combinations

promise full transparency

The new director promised full transparency from day one.

demand full transparency

Residents demanded full transparency over the planning decision.

commit to full transparency

The firm committed to full transparency about its safety tests.

full transparency about

We owe customers full transparency about price changes.

in the interest of full transparency

In the interest of full transparency, we have listed every donor.

Synonyms and how they differ

openness

Openness is a gentler, more general word for willingness to share, while full transparency suggests complete disclosure that others can check.

candor

Candor describes honest speech by a person, whereas full transparency usually describes how an organization or process allows people to see everything.

full disclosure

Full disclosure is almost interchangeable as an opening remark, but it often points specifically to revealing a personal interest or legal fact.

accountability

Accountability means being answerable for decisions, while full transparency only means letting others see them.

Opposites

Word family

transparent adjective

easy to see through, or open and honest

transparency noun

the quality of being open and clear

transparently adverb

in an open way with nothing hidden

nontransparent adjective

not open or easy to understand

Commonly confused: full transparency or full disclosure?

Practice

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