Foia

//ˈfɔɪjə// name, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To request or obtain records using the Freedom of Information Act. transitive
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Acronym of Freedom of Information Act. US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

    "FOIA is what enables regular people to pester powerful federal agencies into handing over information about what they’ve been up to. FOIA’s website calls it “the law that keeps citizens in the know about their government.”"

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"In our democracy, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which encourages accountability through transparency, is the most prominent expression of a profound national commitment to ensuring an open Government."

Etymology

First use appears c. 1968, in the publication Administrative Law Review.

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