freedom of information

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freedom of information

noun

  1. uncountable A legal right of the general public to obtain information held by a government. Personal data of all serving members of the PSNI was mistakenly published in response to a freedom of information request.

    Similar: FOI

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noun right to obtain government information

DeutschInformationsfreiheit

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"freedom of information." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/freedom%20of%20information. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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freedom of information. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/freedom%20of%20information

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"freedom of information." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/freedom%20of%20information.

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@misc{freedom_of_information_2026,
  title = {freedom of information},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/freedom%20of%20information},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}