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glasnost

Syllabification: (glas·nost)

Pronunciation: /ˈglazˌnōst, ˈglas-, ˈgläz-, ˈgläs-/

Definition of glasnost

noun

(in the former Soviet Union) the policy or practice of more open consultative government and wider dissemination of information, initiated by leader Mikhail Gorbachev from 1985.