noun · academic
transparency
/trænsˈpærənsi/trans·PAR·en·cy
the quality of being open and clear so that actions or decisions can be seen and understood.
Examples
“Transparency in budgeting helps citizens see how taxes are spent.”
“Lack of transparency breeds suspicion among voters.”
“NGOs call for greater transparency from multinational companies.”
Band 8 sentence
“Effective anti‑corruption strategies depend less on rhetoric than on measurable transparency in procurement and spending.”
Collocations
- greater transparency
- financial transparency
- transparency measures
Word family
Common mistakes
transparent policy→a transparent policy
increase transparency of government→increase the transparency of the government
Say it for a higher band
5openness→6clarity→7+transparency
Synonyms
openness
clarity
Easily confused
openness
“The company's openness about mistakes won public trust.”
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