speak truth to power
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English
31
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To address facts to an authority or a superior, especially in the face of risk to oneself.
Example Sentences
- "He was tired of corporate politics and craved a setting where people spoke truth to power, but, he said, it took him a while to get used to dealing with Dalio."
- "“Once, we needed to have a pope who would speak in favour of human rights in Russia and China,” said Massimo Faggioli […]. “You now need someone who can speak truth to American power.”"