anti-secrecy
adjective
an·ti-se·cre·cy
ˌan-tē-ˈsē-krə-sē 
ˌan-tī-
ˌan-tī-
variants
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
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Government in the Sunshine Act Passed partly in response to the Watergate scandal, the Government in the Sunshine Act and other anti-secrecy measures were enacted to make sure that government agencies’ deliberations were open to public scrutiny.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
16 Apr. 2026
Even so, the anti-secrecy platform transformed how information reaches the public, twice.
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Joseph Menn,
Washington Post,
26 June 2024
The anti-secrecy organization’s earliest files pertaining to Assange’s activities online date back 30 years.
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Dell Cameron Matt Burgess,
WIRED,
26 Mar. 2024
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
16 Apr. 2026
Even so, the anti-secrecy platform transformed how information reaches the public, twice.
—
Joseph Menn,
Washington Post,
26 June 2024
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
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“Anti-secrecy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-secrecy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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