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transparencia

transparency

noun trahns-pah-REHN-syah Less Common
People & Society Government

Origin: From Medieval Latin transparere (to show through).

Usage Note

Transparencia is used both literally (the optical property of being see-through: la transparencia del cristal) and figuratively in politics and business to mean openness and accountability (transparencia institucional, ley de transparencia). It has become a political buzzword in Spanish public life. The adjective is transparente.

Examples

"El gobierno prometió mayor transparencia."

Natural Translation

The government promised greater transparency.

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