Diplomacy & Politics Glossary

Legal requirements for political campaigns to publicly report sources of funding and expenditures to promote transparency and accountability. Disclosure helps prevent corruption and undue influence.

Political spending by groups that do not disclose their donors.

Organizations that spend money on political campaigns without disclosing their donors' identities.

An open committee hearing is a public legislative session where testimony and discussions are accessible to citizens and media.

A voting procedure where each delegate's vote is recorded individually by name or country.