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aide |
a military officer who serves as confidential assistant to a commanding officer such as a general. [1/2 definitions] |
blabbermouth |
(informal) one who talks indiscreetly, esp. one who habitually reveals confidential information. |
blind trust |
certain personal assets, such as stocks, placed under the confidential management of an independent trustee, as in an effort to avoid conflict of interest during one's term of public office. [1/2 definitions] |
bosom |
intimate; confidential. [1/7 definitions] |
closet |
to take aside into a private area, as for confidential discussion. [1/3 definitions] |
conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. [1/3 definitions] |
discreet |
reserved and judicious, esp. in talking about or otherwise revealing confidential matters; circumspect. [1/2 definitions] |
divulge |
to disclose (usu. something confidential or secret). |
hush-hush |
(informal) not to be revealed; confidential; secret. |
leak |
the unauthorized release of confidential or sensitive information. [2/10 definitions] |
nonconfidential |
combined form of confidential. |
off the record |
secret or confidential. [1/2 definitions] |
plumber |
(informal) one assigned to find or stop leaks of confidential information. [1/2 definitions] |
privileged |
legally protected against disclosure in court or against charges of slander or libel, as is confidential communication to one's attorney. [1/4 definitions] |
skinny |
(slang) accurate, usu. confidential information (prec. by "the"). [1/2 definitions] |
talk |
to disclose confidential or secret information. [1/14 definitions] |
telltale |
a person who reveals confidential matters about others; tattler; informer. [1/3 definitions] |
undercover |
engaged in secret or confidential activities, as a spy. [1/2 definitions] |
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