declassified
declassified
/dɪ ˈklæ sə ˌfaɪd/
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Definition(s):
- (adj) having had security classification removed
- (v) lift the restriction on and make available again
Usage(s):
- The August 1, 2002 memo, along with three other recently declassified documents, can be downloaded here.
- Not everything related to abusive interrogations can be declassified, but nonetheless should be looked at by a blue-ribbon presidential commission.
- A recently declassified 50-year-old Treasury Department memo says the Vatican held onto 200 million Swiss francs passed it by a Nazi puppet government.
Quotes
- "I've formally asked that [the information] be declassified so the American people can see the intelligence we obtained," Cheney said. "Last week, that request was formally rejected."on May 22, 2009 By: Vice President Dick Cheney Source: Seattle Times
- Mr. Libby, the prosecutors, said, testified that the meeting with Ms. Miller was the "only time he recalled in his government experience when he disclosed a document to a reporter that was effectively declassified by virtue of the president's...on Apr 6, 2006 By: Lewis Scooter Libby Source: New York Times
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