GLASNOST


Meaning of GLASNOST in English

[ 'glaznɒst , 'glα:s- ]

■ noun (in the former Soviet Union) the policy or practice of more open government and wider dissemination of information.

Origin

from Russ. ~ʻ , lit. 'the fact of being public, openness'.

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