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conclave a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. [2/3 definitions]
condemnation in U.S. law, governmental appropriation of private property for public use. [1/4 definitions]
confide to disclose (private matters) in good faith to another. [1/2 definitions]
confidential having the task of keeping another's affairs private. [1/3 definitions]
confidentiality the state or condition of being kept private or communicated only in private.
confiscate to seize (private property) for public use or ownership, either as penalty or repayment. [1/3 definitions]
conflict of interest a conflict or potential conflict between one of a person's interests or commitments and another, esp. between a public official's private financial interest and his or her public obligations.
conservative (cap.) of or relating to the U.S. or British political party favoring private enterprise and opposing government control. (Cf. Liberal.) [1/7 definitions]
corporal2 a noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranked below sergeant and above private first class.
Cpl. abbreviation of "Corporal," a noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranked below sergeant and above private first class (used in a proper name).
dame school (cap.) a private school for children. [1/2 definitions]
day school a private school for pupils who live at home and attend classes only during the day. (Cf. boarding school.) [1/2 definitions]
denationalize to remove (an industry or the like) from government control and place in the hands of private owners. [1/2 definitions]
diary a daily record, esp. of a person's experiences, reflections, and private thoughts. [2/3 definitions]
digger (usu. cap.) one of a group of English reformists of 1649 who favored the abolition of private property, or a member of a similar American group of the 1960s and 1970s. [1/3 definitions]
dirty linen private matters that one would be embarrassed or ashamed to have made public.
dollar diplomacy a U.S. government policy of promoting national interests by encouraging investment abroad, or of using governmental power or influence to protect and promote such private investment. [1/2 definitions]
drawing room a private compartment with sleeping accommodations for two or more passengers on a U.S. train. [1/2 definitions]
drive to travel in a car, truck, or other private motor vehicle. [1/18 definitions]
driveway a private road that provides access from a street to a building such as a house or garage.
eavesdrop to listen secretly to others' private conversation.