confidentiality agreement
noun
: nondisclosure agreement
The company required that candidates for high-level positions agree to sign a confidentiality agreement before being hired.
In Houston this month, Gibson screened the unfinished film for a group of Catholic, Jewish and Protestant leaders—all of whom signed a confidentiality agreement.—
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The standard confidentiality agreement has exceptions as to how the information can be disclosed.
—Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Once the core items that need to be protected are identified, they should be included within confidentiality agreements.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
In early June, the company reached out to 150 potential strategic and financial buyers and executed 60 confidentiality agreements.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
His habit of requiring employees to sign confidentiality agreements and then gliding among them nearly nude has drawn some negative comment, as have his penile metrics.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Once the core items that need to be protected are identified, they should be included within confidentiality agreements.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
In early June, the company reached out to 150 potential strategic and financial buyers and executed 60 confidentiality agreements.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
His habit of requiring employees to sign confidentiality agreements and then gliding among them nearly nude has drawn some negative comment, as have his penile metrics.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for confidentiality agreement
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“Confidentiality agreement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confidentiality%20agreement. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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