nonpublic
adjective
non·pub·lic
ˌnän-ˈpə-blik 
: not public
nonpublic areas
nonpublic information
grants for nonpublic schools
Examples of nonpublic in a Sentence
school records are regarded as nonpublic information
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If the committee insists on an intent to educate form, the state should provide a form that nonpublic schools could use during registration that assures parental consent and evidence of enrollment.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
Members of Congress from both parties appear to have used their access to significant nonpublic information to profit from stock trading.
—Daniel Weiner, Time, 9 Mar. 2026
Marves Fairley and Shane Hennen were arrested for what prosecutors say were their roles in a scheme that traded on nonpublic information to bet on NBA games.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
More than two in five students living in the Boyden-Hull public school district in northwest Iowa, for example, are using an ESA to attend a nonpublic school such as Hull Christian School or Western Christian High School.
—Mike Trautmann, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
Members of Congress from both parties appear to have used their access to significant nonpublic information to profit from stock trading.
—Daniel Weiner, Time, 9 Mar. 2026
Marves Fairley and Shane Hennen were arrested for what prosecutors say were their roles in a scheme that traded on nonpublic information to bet on NBA games.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
More than two in five students living in the Boyden-Hull public school district in northwest Iowa, for example, are using an ESA to attend a nonpublic school such as Hull Christian School or Western Christian High School.
—Mike Trautmann, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Nonpublic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpublic. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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