in camera

adverb

Definition of in cameranext
as in privately
in a manner intended to prevent knowledge or awareness by others the board of trustees met in camera to decide the fate of the embattled university president

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for in camera
  1. privately
  2. confidentially
  3. secretly
Adverb
  • He is seen as anti-business — FTSE-100 chairs and chief executives privately express horror at the idea of him as chancellor — and as market-unfriendly because he is viewed as less committed than Reeves to fiscal discipline.
    — Ian King, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • That gap between an anti-fraud rule and one that touches every American’s ability to communicate privately is forcing privacy experts to weigh in on the proposal’s implications.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 14 July 2026
Definition of privately
Adverb
  • SpaceX went public in a record-setting IPO in June, the same month OpenAI confidentially filed for its own IPO.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • Baidu confidentially filed a listing application for Kunlunxin on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at the start of the year, though offering details, including size and structure, were undecided then.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 29 June 2026
Definition of confidentially
Adverb
  • The drama The Housewife centers around a New York Times journalist who tracks down a potential Nazi officer living secretly in Queens.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 16 July 2026
  • Rogan suggested that his guest should hurry up with Iran-war negotiations and get on with the real business of the government, such as finding out whether the government is secretly hoarding extraterrestrial corpses.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
Definition of secretly
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