How is “go public” used?

In My Fellow Americans (1996), one line is: “We can't go public without evidence!”

Which movie is “go public” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from My Fellow Americans (1996).

We can't go public without evidence!

8 作品で登場 · 1 本目

to tell people about sth that is a secret; to start selling shares on the stock exchange

17 本の映画に登場

オックスフォード映画の 80%
to tell people about sth that is a secret
We can't go public without evidence!
オックスフォード映画の 20%
to start selling shares on the stock exchange

定義：Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 第 9 版