公表(こうひょう)

こうひょう
noun, verb (suru)
public announcement, disclosure
1. public announcement, disclosure, making public
To officially announce or disclose information to the public. Implies a deliberate act of releasing information that was previously private or restricted.
調査(ちょうさ)結果(けっか)を公表(こうひょう)する。
Make the investigation results public.
政府(せいふ)は新(あら)たな対策(たいさく)を公表(こうひょう)した。
The government announced new measures.
個人(こじん)情報(じょうほう)の保護(ほご)のため、氏名(しめい)は公表(こうひょう)されなかった。
The names were not disclosed in order to protect personal information.

A formal word used for official disclosures. Common in news reporting and government communications.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 結果(けっか)を公表(こうひょう)する (announce results)
  • データを公表(こうひょう)する (release data)
  • 氏名(しめい)を公表(こうひょう)する (disclose names)
  • 公表(こうひょう)を控(ひか)える (refrain from disclosure)

COMPARISON:

  • 発表(はっぴょう): a broader term for announcements, presentations, and releases
  • 公表(こうひょう): specifically making something public that was previously private
  • 公開(こうかい): opening something to the public (documents, facilities, events)
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