To make oneself known to authority
His name was revealed to the authorities of the government in Medina. He presented himself before one of the government's vehicles. He caused his name to be known to the authorities.
("Shemaiah and Abtalion received from them Shemaiah the saying, "Love the ministry and hate the rabbinate, and do not confess to the authority" - Avot A. Y., and so: "For this reason, the authority of the English army and the division of the officers were confessed, in order to help them in their hour of need" - Bialik/ Notes by Later Hand, Ish Haspon, Rest)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הִתְוַודֵּעַ לָרָשׁוּת
Definition (Hebrew)
הִתְגַּלָּה בִּשְׁמוֹ לְרָשׁוּיוֹת הַשִּׁלְטוֹן בַּמְּדִינָה. הִצִּיג עַצְמוֹ בִּפְנֵי אֶחָד מִמַּרְכִּיבֵי הַשִּׁלְטוֹן. גָּרַם שֶׁשְּׁמוֹ יִוָּדַע לָרָשׁוּיוֹת.
("שְׁמַעְיָה וְאַבְטַלְיוֹן קִבְּלוּ מֵהֶם שְׁמַעְיָה אוֹמֵר אֱהֹב אֶת הַמְּלָאכָה וּשְׂנָא אֶת הָרַבָּנוּת וְאַל תִּתְוַדַּע לָרָשׁוּת"- אָבוֹת א י, וְכֵן:"לְשֵׁם כָּךְ הִתְוַדֵּעַ לִרְשׁוּת שֶׁל הַצָּבָא הָאַנְגְּלִי וּלְמִקְצָת מִן הַקְּצִינִים,לְמַעַן הָעֵזֶר בָּהֶם בִּשְׁעַת הַצֹּרֶךְ"-בְּיָאלִיק/ רְשִׁימוֹת כִּלְאַחַר יָד, אִישׁ הַסִּפּוּן, רסט)