Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foia

/ˈfɔɪjə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: foia
IPA: /ˈfɔɪjə/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Acronym of Freedom of Information Act.

American usage

verb

To request or obtain records using the Freedom of Information Act.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"FOIA is what enables regular people to pester powerful federal agencies into handing over information about what they’ve been up to. FOIA’s website calls it “the law that keeps citizens in the know about their government.”"
"The watchdog group behind the FOIA litigation has taken up Cooper’s invitation for discovery, seeking depositions of Gleason and of Steve Davis, a longtime Musk adviser now involved with DOGE, as well as other internal information about its work."
"Not all heroes wear capes, but most of them file FOIA requests."

Etymology

First use appears c. 1968, in the publication Administrative Law Review.

Usage

American usage
Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

FOIAs (present, singular) FOIAing (participle, present) FOIAed (participle, past) FOIAed (past)

Phrases

freedom of information

Frequently Paired Words

FOI SOIA freedom of information

Rhymes With

savoia pantoja troia coia aloia proia digioia daloia sequoia metasequoia anoia eunoia

Questions

How do you pronounce foia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɔɪjə/.
What does foia mean?: Acronym of Freedom of Information Act.
Where does foia come from?: First use appears c. 1968, in the publication Administrative Law Review.

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