went on record
Made official statement
Went on record means to make a public or official statement that can be attributed to you, especially one documenting your position on a matter: The senator went on record opposing the bill.
The phrase implies accountability—once on record, you can be held to what you said.
It contrasts with speaking off the record, where comments remain unattributed.
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- transcriptVerbatim written account
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- declarationFormal public announcement
- opennessQuality of being accessible
proclamation · affidavit · responsibility · took a stand · announcement · press conference · made clear · speaking out · credibility · testimony · honesty · log · assertion · disclosure · scrutiny · remark · minutes · deposition
went on recordsaid nothing
held back · stonewalled · clammed up · pleaded the Fifth · covered up
went on recordkept quiet
evaded · equivocated · hedged · waffled · stonewalled
went, record, records, recorded, recording, recorder, recordable