nondisclosure agreement
noun
: an agreement in which a person (such as an employee) agrees to keep information (such as a trade secret) confidential
… declined to name the victim companies, citing nondisclosure agreements it signed …—
John Markoff
John Markoffcalled also confidentiality agreement, NDA
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Many lawmakers have signed nondisclosure agreements to receive information about pending economic development projects slated to receive corporate subsidies from the state.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
About two hundred nondisclosure agreements arrived within seven to ten days.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Assembly Bill 1370 by Assemblymember Joe Patterson, R-Rocklin, which would ban state lawmakers from signing nondisclosure agreements related to their bills.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Several survivors declined to comment publicly on the new problems, citing financial settlements with the company that included nondisclosure agreements.
—Jonel Aleccia, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
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Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
About two hundred nondisclosure agreements arrived within seven to ten days.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Assembly Bill 1370 by Assemblymember Joe Patterson, R-Rocklin, which would ban state lawmakers from signing nondisclosure agreements related to their bills.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Several survivors declined to comment publicly on the new problems, citing financial settlements with the company that included nondisclosure agreements.
—Jonel Aleccia, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Nondisclosure agreement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nondisclosure%20agreement. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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