0 If a plan or business agreement is above board, it is honest and not trying to deceive anyone:
The deal was completely open and above board.
1 done in an honest way, according to the rules or law:
The bidding process was completely fair and above board.
They were careful to be seen to be dealing with these foreign incidents openly and above board.
This informational aspect is absent from the previous work, where everything was open and above board, and the issues are how one's behavior affects future interaction.
The criteria are open and above board—integration, environment, accessibility, safety and economy.
The process should be open to ensure that it is above board.
It is open and above board and follows democratic procedures.
I thought that the matter ought to be debated so that it would be clear and above board.
Here, at any rate, all would be open and above board, and everybody would know what was going on.
They have nothing whatever to lose if their intentions are honest and above board.