truth commission

noun

An official body tasked with discovering and revealing past wrongdoing, often done by a government, in the hope of resolving conflict left over from the past

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Meanings

nountruth commission (plural truth commissions)

plural truth commissions

  1. An official body tasked with discovering and revealing past wrongdoing, often done by a government, in the hope of resolving conflict left over from the past
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APA

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Chicago

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