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nonpublic

nonpublic adjective: not open to the public; not available to or shared by the public; private.

Adjective

nonpublic (not comparable)

  1. Not open to the public; not available to or shared by the public; private.
    • “The Secretary’s transmission of nonpublic operational information over Signal to an uncleared journalist and others 2 to 4 hours before planned strikes using his personal cell phone exposed sensitive DoD information,” the Inspector General report says.2025 December 4, Zachary Cohen, “Unclassified report on Hegseth’s use of Signal details risk to troops, lack of cooperation with investigation”, in CNN, archived from the original on 05 Dec 2025

Forms of nonpublic

alternative formnon-public

Origin of nonpublic

From non- + public.

Questions about nonpublic

What does nonpublic mean?
Nonpublic means not open to the public; not available to or shared by the public; private.
What part of speech is nonpublic?
Nonpublic is an adjective.

Words near nonpublic in the dictionary

  1. nonpsychotics
  2. nonpsychotomimetic
  3. nonpsychotropic
  4. nonpubertal
  5. nonpubescent
  6. nonpublic
  7. nonpublication
  8. nonpublicity
  9. nonpublished
  10. nonpublisher
  11. nonpublishers

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