Confidential (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Entrusted with private information and the confidence of another; "a confidential secretary".
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Examples
- The lawyer was sworn to keep the client's personal details confidential.
- As a confidential advisor to the CEO, she was privy to sensitive company information.
- The doctor was bound by a confidential agreement not to disclose the patient's medical history.
- The confidential nature of the meeting meant that only authorized personnel were allowed to attend.
- The company's confidential files were stored in a secure location with restricted access.
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Meaning 2
(of information) given in confidence or in secret; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications".
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Meaning 3
Denoting confidence or intimacy; "a confidential approach"; "in confidential tone of voice".
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Meaning 4
The level of official classification for documents next above restricted and below secret; available only to persons authorized to see documents so classified.
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