transparency (C1)
noun
Pronunciation: /trænsˈpærənsi/
Definition
The quality of being open, honest, and accountable, especially in public or business dealings, so that people can see what actions are being performed.
Examples
The new CEO vowed to bring more transparency to the company's financial reporting.
Citizens demanded transparency from their elected officials regarding the controversial new policy.
Her lack of transparency about her past made people suspicious.
How to Use transparency
- transparency in (prepositional phrase)
- Used to specify the area or subject where transparency is applied. — "We need more transparency in political donations."
- transparency of (prepositional phrase)
- Used to refer to the quality of something being transparent (see-through). — "The transparency of the water was surprising."
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