as in secretiveness
the practice or habit of keeping secrets or keeping one's affairs secret
this administration's steadfast adherence to secrecy is beginning to cost it the trust of the voters
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Once assembled, the 135 voting cardinals will meet in the Sistine Chapel, where voting takes place in secrecy.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
The traditional deliberations inside the Sistine Chapel are veiled in secrecy and all cardinals under 80 years old can vote in a secret ballot.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
The Freedom of Information Act was passed in 1966 to increase government transparency in response to a rise in government secrecy during the Cold War.
—Reshma Ramachandran, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
And how would the actual Fielder, working in tight-lipped secrecy with a team that includes writers Carrie Kemper, Eric Notarnicola and Adam Locke-Norton, advance a master narrative that had already reached such a satisfying conclusion?
—Alison Herman, Variety, 15 Apr. 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
The traditional deliberations inside the Sistine Chapel are veiled in secrecy and all cardinals under 80 years old can vote in a secret ballot.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
The Freedom of Information Act was passed in 1966 to increase government transparency in response to a rise in government secrecy during the Cold War.
—Reshma Ramachandran, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
And how would the actual Fielder, working in tight-lipped secrecy with a team that includes writers Carrie Kemper, Eric Notarnicola and Adam Locke-Norton, advance a master narrative that had already reached such a satisfying conclusion?
—Alison Herman, Variety, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Secrecy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secrecy. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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