glasnost

Borrowed from Russian гла́сность (glásnostʹ, “openness”).

glasnost (countable and uncountable, plural glasnosts)

1. (historical) 1980s and early 1990s policy of the Soviet Union under Gorbachev to allow more government transparency; often paired with perestroika
   • 2004, Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage:

     Gorbachev would introduce glasnost (openness and freedom) and perestroika (economic restructuring) to Russia under his tenure, ultimately freeing thousands of political prisoners and dissidents and trying to address the shortages in food and goods that had become the hallmarks of the failing Soviet economy.

• glasnostian
• glasnostic

• perestroika

Borrowed from Russian гласность (glasnostʹ).

glasnost c

1. glasnost

From Russian гла́сность (glásnostʹ, “openness”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɑsnost/, [ˈɡlɑ̝s̠no̞s̠t]
• Rhymes: -ɑsnost
• Syllabification^(key): glas‧nost

glasnost

1. glasnost

Borrowed from Russian гла́сность (glásnostʹ, “openness”).

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡlas.ˈnɔst͡ʃ/, /ɡlas.ˈnɔst/

glasnost f or (rare) m (uncountable)

1. (historical) glasnost (policy of transparency of the Soviet Union)

• perestroika

Borrowed from Russian гла́сность (glásnostʹ, “openness”).

glasnost n (uncountable)

1. glasnost

From glȃs.

• IPA^(key): /ɡlâsnoːst/
• Hyphenation: glas‧nost

glȁsnōst f (Cyrillic spelling гла̏сно̄ст)

1. (uncountable) loudness
2. (uncountable) glasnost

• “glasnost” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Borrowed from Russian гла́сность (glásnostʹ, “openness”).

• IPA^(key): [ɡɫas.nɔst]
• Hyphenation: glas‧nost

glasnost (definite accusative glasnostu, plural glasnostlar)

1. glasnost