opacity-promoting
[əˈpæsɪti prəˈmoʊtɪŋ]
adjective
que promove opacidade
1. tending to cause or encourage opacity; making something less transparent, clear, or understandable
The company's opacity-promoting policies prevented stakeholders from understanding financial decisions.
As políticas que promovem opacidade da empresa impediram que os interessados compreendessem as decisões financeiras.
2. in visual or material contexts: causing increased cloudiness or reduced light transmission
The opacity-promoting coating was applied to the glass to ensure privacy.
O revestimento que promove opacidade foi aplicado ao vidro para garantir privacidade.
3. in institutional or governmental contexts: encouraging obscurity or lack of transparency in operations
Critics argued the new regulations were opacity-promoting and hindered public oversight.
Críticos argumentaram que as novas regulamentações promovem opacidade e dificultam a supervisão pública.
This compound adjective is primarily used in formal English contexts, particularly in discussions of corporate governance, governmental transparency, and institutional accountability. In Brazilian Portuguese, the concept is often expressed using 'opaco' (opaque) or phrases involving 'falta de transparência' (lack of transparency). The term reflects growing global emphasis on corporate and governmental transparency, especially in developed nations.
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