glasnost

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈglæznɒst/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈglæznɑst, ˈglɑz-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(glaz′nost, gläz′-; Russ. gläs′nəst)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
glas•nost /ˈglæznɑst, ˈglɑz-/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Foreign Termsthe policy within the former Soviet Union of openly and frankly discussing economic and political realities.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
glas•nost  (glaz′nost, gläz′-; Russ. gläs′nəst),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Foreign Termsthe declared public policy within the Soviet Union of openly and frankly discussing economic and political realities: initiated under Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985.
  • Russian glásnost' literally, publicity (taken to mean openness)
  • 1980–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
glasnost / ˈɡlæsˌnɒst/
  1. the policy of public frankness and accountability developed in the former Soviet Union under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev
Etymology: 20th Century: Russian, literally: openness

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