secret protocol

collocation in English

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secret
adjective
uk
/ˈsiː.krət/us
/ˈsiː.krət/
If something is secret, other people are not allowed to know ...
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protocol
noun
uk
/ˈprəʊ.tə.kɒl/us
/ˈproʊ.t̬ə.kɑːl/
the system of rules and acceptable behaviour used at official ceremonies ...
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(Definition ofsecretandprotocolfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsecret protocol

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To ignore the consequences of thesecretprotocolin seeking to resolve, once and for all, the consequences of the last war, would be a lie.
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Thesecretprotocolexplicitly assumed "territorial and political rearrangements" in the areas of these countries.
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Thesecretprotocolshall be treated by both parties as strictly secret.
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There are no secret protocols: all protocols are recorded and may be consulted at any time.
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The newspapers write that secret protocols are still being drawn up which say something different from the laws that are published.
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It has no secret protocols.
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According to different secret protocols followed from time immemorial in the temple, the provision is there for changing of the deities.
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Both successor-states of the pact parties have declared the secret protocols to be invalid from the moment they were signed.
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Popular opinion was that the secret protocols proved that the occupation was illegal.
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The secret protocol's existence was officially denied until 1989.
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