on the record

prepositional phrase

Intended or liable to be published.

“He had forgotten that his remarks would be on the record.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Intended or liable to be published.

    He had forgotten that his remarks would be on the record.

    1 more example

    Train operators were reluctant to speak to RAIL on the record, but one responded: "The unions are rightly very clear that they don't want staff policing face coverings after the removal of legal backing.

    2021 July 28, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Confusion and dissent over face mask requirements: Reaction to the Guidance: Train operators”, in RAIL, number 936, page 7
Cite this entry
APA

on the record. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20record

MLA

“on the record.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20record. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on the record,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20record.

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