What does DECLassify mean?
Definitions for DECLassify
diˈklæs əˌfaɪde·clas·si·fy
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Princeton's WordNet
declassifyverb
lift the restriction on and make available again
"reclassify the documents"
Wiktionary
declassifyverb
to remove the classification from; to lift the restrictions on
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declassify
To declassify is to officially remove the classified or restricted status of certain government or military documents or information, allowing it to be accessible or known to the general public, typically due to its relevance or the passage of time.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
declassify
To cancel the security classification of an item of classified matter. Also called DECL. See also downgrade.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of DECLassify in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of DECLassify in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of DECLassify in a Sentence
Because frankly, I think it's highly improbable, and second, if in fact he sort of stood over scores of boxes, not really knowing what was in them and said' I hereby declassify everything in here,' that would be such an abuse and that shows such recklessness, it's almost worse than taking the documents.
I don't expect they will (declassify) because I think this is just more obstruction, if he has evidence that she committed a crime, he actually can show us what his evidence is. Right now he has a credibility problem because he's been proved wrong a lot. ... This seems nothing more than buying time and obstructionism.
If the president simply tweeted out an image from classified briefing that utilizes our most advanced overhead collection capabilities, it is no doubt welcome news to our adversaries, while he has the authority to declassify any federal document, Twitter is not a legitimate or responsible way to do so.
It's one thing if the President has a detailed and thoughtful conversation with the intelligence community about what to declassify, what to release to the public, but if, on the other hand, this was simply the President looking for an opportunity to attack his predecessor, and giving little thought to the consequences of what he might be disclosing, that is a big problem.
If the White House is so concerned about this, they can tomorrow declassify those documents, clearly this is more about distracting.
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- desclasificarSpanish
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