sunshine law

sunshine law definition - finance
Laws that require meetings of legislative bodies or regulatory agencies to be open to the public and thus allow “the sunshine to come in.” These laws were passed at the state and federal level after Watergate, in order to prevent similar abuses of power.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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