declassified  /dɪ ˈklæ sə ˌfaɪd/ ? Meaning of "declassified"

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Definition(s):

  1. (adj) having had security classification removed
  2. (v) lift the restriction on and make available again

Usage(s):

  1. The August 1, 2002 memo, along with three other recently declassified documents, can be downloaded here.
  2. Not everything related to abusive interrogations can be declassified, but nonetheless should be looked at by a blue-ribbon presidential commission.
  3. 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

  1. "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

  2. 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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