nonpublic
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Definition of nonpublic
: not public nonpublic areas nonpublic information grants for nonpublic schools
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Synonyms & Antonyms for nonpublic
Synonyms
behind-the-scenes, confidential, esoteric, hush-hush, hushed, inside, intimate, private, privy, secret
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The actions first came to light in May after Heartland filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against Mr. Carr for allegedly passing material, nonpublic information about the Global Payments sale to Ms. Hanratty. — Peter Rudegeair, WSJ, "SEC Brings Insider-Trading Suit Against Former Heartland Payment CEO," 10 July 2018 The integrity of the stock markets are jeopardized when greedy individuals who are entrusted with nonpublic information use the knowledge for their benefit. — Derek Hawkins, Washington Post, "The Cybersecurity 202: Why California could be the bellwether for the privacy movement," 29 June 2018 And if the network becomes crowded locally, first responders simply knock nonpublic servants off the network to ensure communications stay open in an emergency. — Tom Jackman, Washington Post, "FirstNet launches, giving police and firefighters a dedicated wireless network and infinite possibilities," 25 June 2018 Assembly Bill 450, another target of the Trump administration, generally prohibits public and private employers in California from giving federal immigration officers access to nonpublic areas of a work site or employee records without a warrant. — Taryn Luna, sacbee, "Round 1: California and Trump clash in court over 'sanctuary state' law," 20 June 2018 The tweets disclosed nonpublic medical information about Okafor and gossip about Embiid and Fultz. — Jenna West, SI.com, "Report: 76ers Considering Bryan Colangelo Dismissal After Investigation Focuses on Wife," 1 June 2018 The accounts in question criticized several of the Sixers’ own players, the team’s coaching staff, and NBA executives, and disclosed nonpublic team information regarding players’ health. — Aric Jenkins, Fortune, "Philadelphia 76ers Investigating GM Bryan Colangelo After Report of Fake Twitter Accounts Criticizing Players," 30 May 2018 Over a six-year period, Gabaee gave the employee about $1,000 a month in exchange for a lease worth $45 million, nonpublic information and other benefits, according to the criminal complaint. — Adam Elmahrek, latimes.com, "L.A. County to review real estate leases involving former employee who admitted accepting bribes," 23 May 2018 Several said supervisors had encouraged them to engage with journalists to frame the narrative and shape debate, even if that meant sharing nonpublic information. — Nicholas Zimmerman, Daily Intelligencer, "Why Washington Insiders Decide to Leak," 16 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nonpublic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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