speak truth to power

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Verb === speak truth to power (third-person singular simple present speaks truth to power, present participle speaking truth to power, simple past spoke truth to power, past participle spoken truth to power) To address facts to an authority or a superior, especially in the face of risk to oneself. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:speak truth to power. ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === References === “speak truth to power”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.