Disclosure

noun

/dɪsˈkloʊʒər/

The act of making previously confidential or private information available to the public or to relevant stakeholders, particularly financial, operational, or governance-related information by corporations or public authorities.

✍️ Usage in a UPSC answer

Mandatory public disclosure of electoral funding sources is indispensable to a transparent democracy, for it allows citizens to scrutinise the financial nexus between political parties and corporate donors.

Synonyms

revelationdivulgenceexposuredeclarationpublicationunveiling

Antonyms

concealmentsuppressionsecrecywithholding

🌱 Word Family

disclose (v), disclosed (adj), disclosing (v pres.p), undisclosed (adj), disclosures (n pl)

🔡 Root

Old French desclore; Latin dis- = apart/reversal + claudere = to close; -ure = result of action

📜 Etymology

Formed in English from disclose (from Old French desclore, from Latin dis- + claudere, "to close") + -ure, by analogy with closure.

🧠 Memory Hook

Think "dis- (un-) + closure": to undo the closure, i.e. to open up what was shut and let the secret out.

📝 Seen in UPSC Question Papers

Mains 2013 · GS4 · 20 marks — RTI / Whistleblowing / Administrative Ethics

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