Adjective
Open to view; public; apparent; manifest.
Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act of treason.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA hibernation is a covert preparation for a more overt action. Ralph Ellison
It is inconceivable that a secret arm of the government has to comply with all the overt orders of the government. James Jesus Angleton
However, while we should certainly celebrate the demise of overt official racism, we must also critically examine where we are at this historical moment, recognize the many challenges ahead and reaffirm our commitment to making Brown v. Board a reality. Ed Markey
If monarchy is corrupting - and it is - wait till you see what overt empire does to us. Daniel Ellsberg
The second, and I think this is the much more overt and I think it is the main cause, I have been increasingly demonstrating or trying to demonstrate that every possible stance a critic, a scholar, a teacher can take towards a poem is itself inevitably and necessarily poetic. Harold Bloom
We must judge of a man's motives from his overt acts. Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon