compart

[kuhm-pahrt]

verb (used with object)

1. to separate or mark out in parts; subdivide.

2. to distribute and give proportional relationships to the parts of (an architectural design).

Word History and Origins

Origin of compart¹

First recorded in 1565–75, compart is from the Late Latin word compartēre to divide up. See com-, part

Example Sentences

Staff who work in the director’s office on the seventh floor of the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington must also obtain an additional clearance called SCI, or sensitive compartmented information.

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Eighteen documents were marked top secret, and one of those sets had the control system protocol “top secret/SCI,” or sensitive compartmented information.

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Oftentimes further discussion or the inclusion of team members who cannot attend in person is done via secure rooms called sensitive compartmented information facility, or SCIFs.

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She goes on to say the fact ministers were "in opposition" led to them becoming "compartmented" in holding "collective responsibility".

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“We are actively looking into whether all law and policy was properly followed in granting my chief of staff top secret, special compartmented information” clearance, Mr. Maier said.

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