freedom of information

English

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Noun

freedom of information (uncountable)

A legal right of the general public to obtain information held by a government.
- 2023 September 4, Matthew Weaver, Lisa O'Carroll, “Northern Ireland police chief quits after series of controversies”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:
  Personal data of all serving members of the PSNI was mistakenly published in response to a freedom of information request.

Related terms

FOIA

Translations

right to obtain government information

Georgian: ინფორმაციის მიღებისა და გავრცელების თავისუფლება (inpormaciis miɣebisa da gavrcelebis tavisupleba), ინფორმაციის მიღების თავისუფლება (inpormaciis miɣebis tavisupleba)
German: Informationsfreiheit f
Swedish: offentlighetsprincip c

See also

RTK

Further reading

freedom of information on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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