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confidential

[ kon-fi-den-shuhl ]

adjective

  1. spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret:

    a confidential remark.

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  2. indicating confidence or intimacy; imparting private matters:

    a confidential tone of voice.

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  3. having another's trust or confidence; entrusted with secrets or private affairs:

    a confidential secretary.

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  4. (of information, a document, etc.)
    1. bearing the classification confidential, usually being above restricted and below secret.
    2. limited to persons authorized to use information, documents, etc., so classified. Compare classification ( def 5 ).


confidential

/ ˌɒԴɪˈɛʃə /

adjective

  1. spoken, written, or given in confidence; secret; private
  2. entrusted with another's confidence or secret affairs

    a confidential secretary

  3. suggestive of or denoting intimacy

    a confidential approach

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌDzԴھˈԳپ, adverb
  • ˌDzԴھˌԳپˈٲ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • DzЭ·t·i·ٲ DzЭ·t·Ա noun
  • DzЭ·t· adverb
  • ԴDzcDz·ھ·t adjective
  • ԴDzcDz·ھ·t·ly adverb
  • ԴDzcDz·ھ·t·ness noun
  • ԴDzcDz·ھ·t·i·ٲ noun
  • ܲȴ-DzЭ·t adjective
  • quasi-DzЭ·t· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of confidential1

First recorded in 1645–55; from Latin DzԴīԳپ() confidence + -al 1
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In the interim, an FBI affidavit revealed then-mayor Harry Sidhu, under investigation for public corruption, had passed confidential property appraisal information to the Angels as the city negotiated with them.

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The Gambling Commission is continuing its probe into whether the law on using confidential information to gain an unfair advantage was broken.

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"Whilst the details remain confidential, both organisations are satisfied with the outcome and acknowledge a desire to now move forward."

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Sidhu sent emails containing confidential information about the city’s negotiating terms to Todd Ament, who ran the city’s Chamber of Commerce, and to an unnamed Angels consultant.

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Piles of papers containing confidential military information have been found scattered along a city street.

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