go on record
Make official statement
To go on record is to make a formal or public statement that can be attributed to you, especially one you're willing to stand behind: I want to go on record saying I opposed this from the start.
The phrase implies accountability—once on record, a statement can be cited, quoted, or used against you.
The opposite is speaking off the record, where attribution is withheld.
- speak outExpress opinions openly
- take a standPublicly commit to a position
- own upAcknowledge one's wrongdoing
- declareState officially
- acknowledgeConfirm receipt or truth
submit · announce · affirm · assert · attest · state · testify · admit · depose · proclaim · stand behind · file · swear · document · log · register · articulate · disclose
communication stance
go on recordkeep quiet
Remain silent
no comment · hold one's tongue · keep mum · hedge · equivocate
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