SINCE 1828
anti-secrecy
adjective
an·ti-se·cre·cy
| \ ˌan-tē-ˈsē-krə-sē
, ˌan-tī-\
, ˌan-tī-\
variants:
or less commonly antisecrecy
Definition of anti-secrecy
: serving or intended to prevent or restrict the concealment of information especially by governments
anti-secrecy laws These antisecrecy trends and inclinations sometimes interact to convince administrations, Congresses, and intelligence agency heads that they must release various historical intelligence documents.— Michael Warner
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