talk truth to power
English
[edit]Verb
[edit]talk truth to power (third-person singular simple present talks truth to power, present participle talking truth to power, simple past and past participle talked truth to power)
- Alternative form of speak truth to power
- 2023 February 21, Chandran Nair, “Anti-China Rhetoric Is Off the Charts in Western Media”, in The Diplomat[1]:
- The idea that Western media is run by fair-minded people who are independent, driven only by a desire to talk truth to power, is a mirage.