top-secret

[ top-see-krit ]

/ ˈtɒpˈsi krɪt /

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adjective (of information, a document, etc.)

bearing the classification top-secret, the highest level of classified information.

limited to persons authorized to use anything so classified.Compare classification (def. 5).

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Origin of top-secret

First recorded in 1940–45; top¹ + secret

Words nearby top-secret

top round, tops, topsail, topsail schooner, topscore, top-secret, top sergeant, top-shelf, top-shell, topside, Top-Sider

How to use top-secret in a sentence

A fire that he insists is only picking up pace, according to top-secret intelligence briefings.
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By then everyone knew about bin Laden, but the details of what happened were top secret.
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They described the top-secret force in detail on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
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Almost no one outside the Special Operations Division knew about the Top Secret work going on inside.
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Her list of wealthy clients is top secret, but it does include names you would recognize.
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To Venex Robot: You are urgently needed on a top secret company project.
The Velvet Glove|Harry Harrison
You ask the Cow to tell you what order you gave her making certain information top secret.
Where I Wasn't Going|Walt Richmond
The Headquarters of the Air Forces have been advised that he was on a top secret mission.
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Since we operate under security, every person who works on the base is fully investigated and cleared for top secret.
The Scarlet Lake Mystery|Harold Leland Goodwin
Once a security check for top secret is completed, there is literally nothing of importance that isn't known about a person.
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British Dictionary definitions for top-secret

top-secret

adjective

containing information whose disclosure would cause exceedingly grave damage to the nation and therefore classified as needing the highest level of secrecy and security

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