put / place sth on (the) record | be / go on (the) ˈrecord (as saying ... )
to say sth publicly or officially so that it may be written down and repeated :
He didn't want to go on the record as either praising or criticizing the proposal.
put / place sth on (the) record | be / go on (the) ˈrecord (as saying ... )
to say sth publicly or officially so that it may be written down and repeated :
He didn't want to go on the record as either praising or criticizing the proposal.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005