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English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

  1. (meant to be) kept secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly
  2. : The newspaper claims a leaked confidential report by the government admits to problems with corrupt MPs.


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Confidential \Con`fi*den"tial\, a. [Cf. F. confidentiel.]
1. Enjoying, or treated with, confidence; trusted in;
trustworthy; as, a confidential servant or clerk.
[1913 Webster]

2. Communicated in confidence; secret. "Confidential
messages." --Burke.
[1913 Webster]

Confidential communication (Law) See {Privileged
communication}, under Privileged.

Confidential creditors, those whose claims are of such a
character that they are entitled to be paid before other
creditors.

Confidential debts, debts incurred for borrowed money, and
regarded as having a claim to be paid before other debts.
--McElrath.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English classified \classified\ adj.
1. arranged into classes or categories; as, unclassified.

Syn: categorized.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

2. assigned to a class of documents withheld from general
circulation; -- of information or documents. Opposite of
unclassified.

Note: [Narrower terms: eyes-only; confidential;
restricted; secret; sensitive; top-secret]
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet confidential
adj 1: entrusted with private information and the confidence of
another; "a confidential secretary"
2: (of information) given in confidence or in secret; "closet
information"; "this arrangement must be kept
confidential"; "their secret communications" [syn: closet(a),
secret]
3: denoting confidence or intimacy; "a confidential approach";
"in confidential tone of voice"
4: the level of official classification for documents next
above restricted and below secret; available only to
persons authorized to see documents so classified
Moby Dictionary
auricular , between us , chummy , classified , close , closet , esoteric ,
hush-hush , hushed , in petto , inside , intimate , not for publication ,
off the record , private , privileged , sealed , secret , thick , tried ,
trustworthy , trusty , under privilege , unpublishable


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