strict secrecy

collocation in English

meaningsofstrictandsecrecy

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strict
adjective
uk
/strɪkt/us
/strɪkt/
strongly limiting someone's freedom to behave as they wish, or likely to severely punish someone if they do ...
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secrecy
noun[U]
uk
/ˈsiː.krə.si/us
/ˈsiː.krə.si/
the state of being secret or of keeping ...
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(Definition ofstrictandsecrecyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstrict secrecy

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This tailoring of approaches to suit his intended audience depended upon a careful appreciation of the desires of each party andstrictsecrecy.
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You can rely on all dealings with us;strictsecrecyis observed.
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You can rely on all dealings with usstrictsecrecyis observed.
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Recruits are isolated from friends and family,strictsecrecyis imposed and the legitimacy of the organisation is emphasised.
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For the past twenty-five years, the project and the scientists involved in it were kept instrictsecrecyand their existence denied.
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The operation, which was conducted instrictsecrecyfrom 19421944, used prisoners to exhume mass graves and burn the bodies.
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The program was finally completed in 2011, understrictsecrecywith little information released to the public.
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Without maintainingstrictsecrecy, they risked internment, deportation and death.
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The plan was kept instrictsecrecy.
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Brahms gave away large sums of money to friends and to aid various musical students, often with the term ofstrictsecrecy.
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