On the record means said in a way that may be quoted with your name. Speak on the record, put it on the record, on the record at last.
It is the default in journalism, and anything else has to be agreed in advance. Its opposite is off the record, and between them sits background, where the words may be used without a name.
1phraseon the recordSaid in a way that may be quoted with your name.
“Nobody at the company would go on the record.”
on the record is a phrase.
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