transparency
The state of not hiding information, so people can clearly see and understand what a person, company, or government is doing.
The quality of an individual, organization, or system being open and honest, making information about its actions, decisions, and processes easily available and not hidden.
How easily you can see through a material because light passes through it.
The physical property of a material that allows light to pass through it so that objects behind it can be clearly seen.
The quality of something being clear and easy to understand because you can see how and why it works.
The quality of a process, explanation, or system being clear and easy to understand, with its structure and reasoning visible to others.
In computer images, the part that you can see through, so the background or other picture behind it shows.
In digital graphics, the property of a pixel or area of an image that allows the background or content behind it to be seen, often controlled by an alpha channel.
A clear plastic sheet with writing or pictures that a teacher or speaker shows on a screen using an overhead projector.
A thin, clear sheet of plastic with printed or written text or images, used with an overhead projector to display them on a screen.
- Base: transparency
- Plural: transparencies, transparency
a lack of transparency
1not enough openness
A situation where people or organizations do not share enough information, or make things hard to understand.
- Critics say there is a serious lack of transparency in the approval process.
- The lack of transparency damaged public trust in the project.
call for greater transparency
1demand more openness
To strongly ask a government, company, or person to share more information and not hide what they do.
- Activists are calling for greater transparency in how police data is collected and stored.
- Shareholders called for greater transparency about executive pay.
corporate transparency
1openness by companies
How much a business shares clear and honest information about what it does and how it works.
- Investors increasingly value corporate transparency on environmental issues.
- New laws are designed to improve corporate transparency and fight corruption.
financial transparency
1openness about financial information
Honest and clear sharing of information about money, such as costs, income, and debts.
- Charities must show financial transparency to keep the trust of donors.
- The new rules aim to improve financial transparency in the banking industry.
full transparency
1complete openness and honesty
A very high level of openness, where nothing important is hidden.
- We are committed to full transparency with our employees about company performance.
- For the sake of full transparency, he disclosed all his financial interests.
government transparency
1openness by government
How much a government lets people see and understand its decisions, spending, and actions.
- Strong freedom-of-information laws can increase government transparency.
- Protesters demanded government transparency over the new security agreement.
improve transparency
1make things more open
To change rules, systems, or behavior so that information is more open and easy to see.
- The board introduced new policies to improve transparency in decision-making.
- Publishing meeting minutes online is one way to improve transparency.
in the interest of transparency
1as a way to be open
Used before giving extra information, to say you are sharing it so that you are not hiding anything.
- In the interest of transparency, the company published all of the test results online.
- I should say, in the interest of transparency, that I have worked with this organization before.
radical transparency
1extremely strong openness policy
A way of working where a company or person shares almost everything openly, even things that are usually private.
- The startup practices radical transparency, publishing all salaries internally.
- Some argue that radical transparency can create stress and reduce trust instead of increasing it.
transparency and accountability
1openness plus responsibility
A common pair of ideas: information should be open, and people or groups should answer for what they do.
- The organization promotes transparency and accountability in public spending.
- The reform package focuses on transparency and accountability in public spending.
- Stronger transparency and accountability are needed to rebuild trust in the system.
- Nonprofits often highlight transparency and accountability in their mission statements.