In politics and government, "transparency" is used to mean that everything is in the open, nothing is hidden. "Politicians always say there needs to be more transparency in the way the government operates -- until they get elected at least." It means that governmental meetings are open to the press.and open to discussion, that budgets and spending can be reviewed by the public and decisions are open to public discussion, giving leaders less ability to make decisions that abuse the public. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_(behavior)

In political lingo, transparency generally refers to the openness of political process, usually more specifically the access of the press and private citizens to deals, documents, intentions, and results of political activity. While the most simple form of transparency may be simply the access to information, the term can also be expanded to include the lack of intentionally complicated language or methods for the purpose of making it more difficult for the public to understand.