confidential letter

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meaningsofconfidentialandletter

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confidential
adjective
uk
/ˌkɒn.fɪˈden.ʃəl/
us
/ˌkɑːn.fəˈden.ʃəl/
secret or private, often in a formal, business, or ...
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letter
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlet.ər/
us
/ˈlet̬.ɚ/
a written message from one person to another, usually put in an envelope and sent ...
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(Definition ofconfidentialandletterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconfidential letter

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I sent them a week ago, with aconfidentialletter.
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But the next day aconfidentialletterwas written to the orchestra saying that its grant was being withdrawn.
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It would have been inappropriate then, and it would be now, to quote thisconfidentialletterwithout quoting a lot of other confidential papers.
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After all, any personal andconfidentialletterwill do.
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He sent aconfidentialletter, then courageously scrubbed out the word "confidential" and made it public.
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It depends upon whether it is aconfidentialletter.
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Why does this sort of material have to be put in aconfidentialletter, which is misleading because it gives the most superficial information?
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She had leaked aconfidentialletter, then tried to cover that up.
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Ferr continued for some time to publish it in the form of aconfidentialletter, which was itself seized in turn.
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I thought at first that they were confidential letters.
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Suppose one is carrying a case, a parcel or portmanteau, and that a number of personal and confidential letters are carried in it.
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It is a question of confidential letters received in connection with this case.
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This is documented in over 600 confidential letters between them over a period of twenty-two years.
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