idiom
speak truth to power
SPEEK TROOTH to POW-er
spiːk truːθ tə ˈpaʊərListen
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Syllable breakdown
speaktruthtopower
Dictionary meaning
confront authority with honest and uncomfortable facts about injustice, corruption, or wrongdoing, despite the personal risk of doing so; originating in Quaker tradition and popularised during the civil rights era, the phrase calls on individuals to challenge the powerful rather than remain silent in the face of wrong
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