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. |