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Definitions for confidential
ˌkɒn fɪˈdɛn ʃəlcon·fi·den·tial

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. confidentialadjective

    entrusted with private information and the confidence of another

    "a confidential secretary"

  2. confidential, secretadjective

    (of information) given in confidence or in secret

    "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications"

  3. confidentialadjective

    denoting confidence or intimacy

    "a confidential approach"; "in confidential tone of voice"

  4. confidentialadjective

    the level of official classification for documents next above restricted and below secret; available only to persons authorized to see documents so classified

Wiktionary

  1. confidentialadjective

    (meant to be) kept secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly

    The newspaper claims a leaked confidential report by the government admits to problems with corrupt MPs.

  2. Etymology: From confidentia.

Wikipedia

  1. confidential

    Confidentiality involves a set of rules or a promise usually executed through confidentiality agreements that limits the access or places restrictions on certain types of information.

ChatGPT

  1. confidential

    Confidential refers to information, communication, or documents that are intended to be kept secret or private, and not disclosed or made accessible to unauthorized individuals, groups, or the public. It often pertains to sensitive or proprietary material whose unauthorized dissemination could potentially result in harm, loss, or violation of privacy.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Confidentialadjective

    enjoying, or treated with, confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; as, a confidential servant or clerk

  2. Confidentialadjective

    communicated in confidence; secret

  3. Etymology: [Cf. F. confidentiel.]

Wikidata

  1. Confidential

    Confidential is the debut solo album by rapper M-1. It was Released on March 21, 2006. The album is a DualDisc, with a DVD side featuring a twenty minute documentary on the making of Confidential and the entire album in stereo sound. Confidential features guest appearances from M-1's dead prez partner Stic.man, Q-Tip, Cassandra Wilson, Styles P, Ghostface Killah, and K'naan. The album features the single "'Til We Get There", which was voted into rotation on New York's Hot 97. The single's music video was shown on BET's 106 & Park as well as a number of other stations.

Editors Contribution

  1. confidential

    Private personal data or information

    Confidential information or data relating to a person is private and respected.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020  

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British National Corpus

  1. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'confidential' in Adjectives Frequency: #961

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of confidential in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of confidential in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of confidential in a Sentence

  1. Kat West:

    Monning said. Compassion Choices, an assisted suicide advocacy group that pushed for the law, recently launched a bilingual campaign, a speaker's bureau and a free hotline for people who want more information. The group also has a confidential consultation program for doctors. The organization is sending out volunteers to saturate the state and get the word out, said Kat West, its national director of policy and programs. But there is a lot of work ahead, it is one thing to pass a law.

  2. William Barr:

    Many people seem to assume that the only intelligence collection that occurred was a single confidential informant and a FISA warrant, i'd like to find out whether that is, in fact, true. It strikes me as a fairly anemic effort if that was the counterintelligence effort designed to stop the threat as it's being represented.

  3. Bernard Clair:

    These two have been separated for a not insignificant time, and I would assume ... they would have used the time to reach a private, confidential agreement.

  4. James Love:

    This will be seen by industry as language making costs data confidential information.

  5. Hau Do Suan:

    The two reporters are charged under Official Secret Act for illegally possessing confidential government documents. Every citizen is bound by the existing law of land.

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