culture of secrecy

collocation in English

meaningsofcultureandsecrecy

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culture
noun
uk
/ˈkʌl.tʃər/us
/ˈkʌl.tʃɚ/
the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs, of a particular group of people at a ...
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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 ofcultureandsecrecyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofculture of secrecy

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First, he referred to acultureofsecrecythat affects the way in which these matters can be discussed.
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It is regularly alleged that the country suffers from acultureofsecrecy.
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Why does thatcultureofsecrecystill fester?
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It is the presentcultureofsecrecywhich is the fraudsters' best defence.
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We have acultureofsecrecyand, because of that culture, people become far too suspicious.
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My department will be developing an action programme to support the move from acultureofsecrecyto one of openness.
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Thecultureofsecrecyis so deep that they will not even release something which is already public information in every library.
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There was also what could be described as acultureofsecrecy, which has not been mentioned so far.
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So here is a simple one for him to make: maintain thecultureofsecrecyor put the principles of openness and transparency into practice.
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Is there an unnecessarycultureofsecrecy, and does the secrecy go too far?
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It is very important that they should have a separate building so that they can maintain acultureofsecrecyin that building.
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There are various arguments in favour of thiscultureofsecrecy.
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It is bizarre and tortuous logic to maintain thiscultureofsecrecy.
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My final point is that there is, and has always been, acultureofsecrecyaround any government, whichever party is in office.
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Again, thecultureofsecrecyprevails over the spirit of openness.
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I congratulate him on the scythe that he has taken to the deep undergrowth of thecultureofsecrecyin government.
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The problem is thecultureofsecrecy.
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In reality, they fail to be transparent, with acultureofsecrecyingrained in the institutional framework, and key economic and loan decisions still being taken in closed-door discussions.
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There is acultureofsecrecy.
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Historically, there has been acultureofsecrecysurrounding the institutions.
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