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Phrase(s): for the record
so that (one’s own version of) the facts will be known; for open, public knowledge. (This often is said when there are reporters present.) • I’d like to say—for the record—that at no time have I ever accepted a bribe from anyone. • For the record, I’ve never been able to get anything done around city hall without bribing someone.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs