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Informationsfreiheit

freedom of information

noun in-for-mah-tsee-OHNS-fray-hayt Rare
Communication Media

Also means

right to access public information

Usage Note

Informationsfreiheit is the constitutional and statutory right of citizens and journalists to access state-held information; Germany's Informationsfreiheitsgesetz (IFG) underpins it at federal level.

Examples

"Journalisten berufen sich auf die Informationsfreiheit, um Behördenakten einzusehen."

Natural Translation

Journalists invoke freedom of information to inspect government files.

Literal Translation

Journalists invoke the information-freedom to view authority-files.

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