on record

prepositional phrase

Having one's statement published.

“He was on record as opposing abortion.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Having one's statement published.

    He was on record as opposing abortion.

  2. Being published.

    His speech to the analysts was on record.

    2 more examples

    For Sydney, 2017 was the hottest January on record.

    2017 February 20, Paul Mason, “Climate scepticism is a far-right badge of honour – even in sweltering Australia”, in the Guardian

    One of the earliest (and biggest) space weather events on record occurred in September 1859, when a massive solar eruption crashed into the Earth's magnetosphere, triggering a geomagnetic storm that lasted for days.

    2023 November 15, Prof. Jim Wild, “This train was delayed because of bad weather in space”, in RAIL, number 996, page 30
Cite this entry
APA

on record. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20record

MLA

“on record.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20record. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on record,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20record.

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