official secrecy
collocation in Englishmeaningsofofficialandsecrecy
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official
adjective
uk/əˈfɪʃ.əl/us/əˈfɪʃ.əl/
relating to a position ...
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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 ofofficialandsecrecyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is often forgotten that peacekeeping, like all aspects of international relations, entails a significant degree ofofficialsecrecy.
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It is my duty, however, to puncture theofficialsecrecythat exists, on whatever pretext that may be.
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Why is there this continued hiding behind the veil ofofficialsecrecy?
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That is her idea of law and order andofficialsecrecy.
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It is almost as though a cloak ofofficialsecrecyprotects those who work in hospitals.
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Does he consider that the accident rate is now of such an order that continuingofficialsecrecyis doing more harm than frankness?
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We in this country are so obsessed with the need forofficialsecrecythat the whole thing has got out of perspective.
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Officers of the department are bound by the staff rules onofficialsecrecyand the disclosure of information.
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He is concerned about the rights of citizens, and he campaigns againstofficialsecrecy, to protect whistleblowers, and for the freedom of information.
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We have been considering the way in which we should look at the sanctions imposed by the criminal law in regard toofficialsecrecy.
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It is unusual for me to participate in a debate onofficialsecrecy.
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What was theofficialsecrecyfor?
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It would not solve all the questions associated withofficialsecrecy, but it would be a big stride forward towards obtaining common assent on these matters.
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But that experience in a top secret department during the war gave me—and has left me, from the other side of the fence—an absolute obsession aboutofficialsecrecy.
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The general public were largely unaware of the risks from the testing program, stemming fromofficialsecrecyabout the testing program and the remote locations of the test sites.
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