going on record
Making it official
Going on record means making an official or public statement that can be attributed to you, especially one you want documented: I'm going on record as opposing this merger.
The phrase implies accountability—you're willing to have your position remembered and cited.
Contrast with speaking off the record, where remarks are meant to stay private.
- transcriptVerbatim written account
- declarationFormal public announcement
- assertionConfident statement of fact
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- sworn testimonyOath-bound legal statement
avowal · archive · transparency · affidavit · accountability · clear the air · deposition · oath · log · disclosure · proclamation · speaking out · statement · memorandum · advocacy · announcement · registry · ledger
going on recorddeep background
Unquotable source arrangement
leaking · whispering · hinting · insinuating
going on recordoff the cuff
Spontaneous, unrehearsed speech
improvising · ad-libbing · winging it · shooting from the hip · blurting out
going, record, gone, records, recorded, recording, recorder, recorders, recordings