🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

公表

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kōhyō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Public-disclosure/ˌpʌb.lɪk dɪsˈkləʊ.ʒər/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"その企業は不正疑惑についての公表を避けた。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of making information or data accessible to the general public, especially regarding financial records, corporate activities, or government operations.

    "The company issued a public-disclosure regarding its recent quarterly earnings and executive compensation."
  2. 2

    A legal requirement or official policy that obligates organizations to reveal relevant facts to stakeholders or regulatory bodies.

    "Stricter regulations now demand full public-disclosure of political campaign contributions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the English adjective 'public' (from Latin publicus, related to populus 'people') and the noun 'disclosure' (from disclos-, stem of disclose, from Old French desclorre 'to unlock, reveal', from Latin dis- + claudere 'to close'). The compound solidified in legal, financial, and administrative contexts during the 20th century to denote the mandatory or voluntary release of confidential or vital information to the community.

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