Category: GovernancePart of speech: nounDifficulty: AdvancedRecommended for ★ UPSC
transparens
/transparens/Roman
English meaning: Transparency
Swedish Definition
(Svenska)Öppenhet och insyn i offentlig verksamhet som garanterar medborgarnas rätt till information.
English Definition
Openness and accountability in governance. Sweden's 1766 Freedom of Information Act (Offentlighetsprincipen) — the world's oldest — guarantees every citizen the right to access all government documents. Sweden consistently ranks as the world's least corrupt country (Transparency International). This transparency model is central to good governance debates globally including in India.
Example
“Sverige har världens äldsta lag om rätten att ta del av allmänna handlingar.”
In English: “Sweden has the world's oldest law on the right to access public documents.”
Synonyms
- öppenhet
- insyn
Antonyms / Opposites
- korruption
- hemlighetsmakeri
Literary Heritage
“Att tjäna är att leva.”
“To serve is to live.”
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- Svenska
- Swedish
- Script
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- Germanic
- Speakers
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