FOIA
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FOIA
- /ˈfɔɪjə/
Rhymes with -ɔɪ.ə
Where it comes from
First use appears c. 1968, in the publication Administrative Law Review.
proper noun
- Acronym of Freedom of Information Act FOIA is what enables regular people to pester powerful federal agencies into handing over information about what they’ve been up to. FOIA’s website calls it “the law that keeps citizens in the know about their government.”
verb FOIAs · FOIAing · FOIAed
- To request or obtain records using the Freedom of Information Act.
Talk about this word "FOIA." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/foia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. FOIA. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/foia "FOIA." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/foia.
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@misc{foia_2026,
title = {FOIA},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
