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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Rozier and five other defendants are accused of providing nonpublic information in exchange for a flat fee or a cut of the profits.
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Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Using a personal cell phone to conduct official business and send nonpublic DoD information through Signal risks potential compromise of sensitive DoD information, which could cause harm to DoD personnel and mission objectives.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
As part of early deal discussions, Sinclair and Scripps signed a nondisclosure agreement and Sinclair received nonpublic information, the letter noted, according to the people.
—Lillian Rizzo,alex Sherman, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
Instead, the only nonpublic data that can be used to train the software's algorithm must be at least one year old.
—NPR, 26 Nov. 2025
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Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Using a personal cell phone to conduct official business and send nonpublic DoD information through Signal risks potential compromise of sensitive DoD information, which could cause harm to DoD personnel and mission objectives.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
As part of early deal discussions, Sinclair and Scripps signed a nondisclosure agreement and Sinclair received nonpublic information, the letter noted, according to the people.
—Lillian Rizzo,alex Sherman, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
Instead, the only nonpublic data that can be used to train the software's algorithm must be at least one year old.
—NPR, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Nonpublic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpublic. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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