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or less commonly antisecrecy
: 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
Michael WarnerExamples of anti-secrecy in a Sentence
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The anti-secrecy organization’s earliest files pertaining to Assange’s activities online date back 30 years.
—Dell Cameron Matt Burgess, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2024
In 2015, the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks revealed that the NSA had spied on 35 targets in Japan, including cabinet members and the corporation Mitsubishi.
—Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2023
Dell Cameron Matt Burgess, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2024
In 2015, the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks revealed that the NSA had spied on 35 targets in Japan, including cabinet members and the corporation Mitsubishi.
—Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2023
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“Anti-secrecy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-secrecy. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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