classified
adjective
arranged or distributed in classes or according to class.
nonclassified
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a word derived from
classified.
Example Sentences
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For decades, reporters wearing identification badges had broadly unfettered access to nonclassified areas of the Pentagon, able to walk the hallways of the sprawling building and visit officials’ offices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
Classified documents, of course, are supposed to receive a high level of scrutiny regardless of who is using them, and they typically are not mixed with nonclassified records.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2023
The United States is helping Montenegro remove Russian cyberoperatives from nonclassified government systems, a senior Montenegrin official said.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2018
“To prosecute a disclosure of nonclassified information is not impossible, but it would require some legal acrobatics we have not seen in a while.”
From Washington Times ● Jul. 31, 2017
Chinese hackers reportedly gained access to the nonclassified data on the defense secretary’s computer in 2007, but machines containing classified information are far more difficult to contact.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2012
