cloak of secrecy
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcloakandsecrecy
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cloak
noun
uk/kləʊk/us/kloʊk/
a loose outer piece of clothing without sleeves, that fastens at the neck, and is worn instead of ...
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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 ofcloakandsecrecyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Once governments are allowed to draw acloakofsecrecyover their policies and decisions, it is almost inevitable that further human rights violations will occur.
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There have already been major problems, about which we know little because of thecloakofsecrecy.
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I hope that he will not hide behind somecloakofsecrecyby saying that his lips are sealed on security grounds.
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We believe that public confidence in the conern these industries have for the environment would be strengthened if this needlesscloakofsecrecywere withdrawn.
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What it demonstrably does not do is put acloakofsecrecyaround the daily workings of government.
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There is a worryingcloakofsecrecyover certain still unknown details of the agreement.
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Quangos and utilities will not be able to operate under thecloakofsecrecyas they do today.
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I was dealing with thecloakofsecrecywhich surrounded the aircraft from the outset.
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Let me make it clear, however, that exclusion on those grounds will not be used to cover sensitive work in acloakofsecrecy.
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What we are getting anxious about, however, is thecloakofsecrecythat the gas industry has put over the whole experiment.
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People can use their membership of the advisory committee to gain influence behind thecloakofsecrecy.
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They are removing it under acloakofsecrecy.
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The people who gain are those who operate under acloakofsecrecybehind closed doors, without proper accountability.
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The greater thecloakofsecrecysurrounding the system, the greater should be our suspicion of that system.
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I do not accept that the public interest is furthered by maintaining acloakofsecrecyover some decisions in tribunal prosecutions.
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We all accept that genuine defence matters and matters of national security must have acloakofsecrecyaround them.
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It was not sent to us under anycloakofsecrecy.
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My own impression is that thecloakofsecrecyhas gone too far already.
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Otherwise, those countries that wanted to keep acloakofsecrecycould do so by retaining a veto.
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Those dining room bookings are not published, to maintain acloakofsecrecy.
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