declassification
4
6.8
- noun
- /ˌdiːˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Formal
:
desclasificación
- The scope and nature of these clandestine activities are significantly amplified by the documents released in the extensive declassification ordered by President Bill Clinton in 1999 and 2000 and reprinted in Kornbluh's book.
- declassification project
Examples
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The government announced a new policy for declassification to enhance transparency regarding classified documents.
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The Center shall report annually to Congress and the President on its activities and on the status of declassification practices by all federal agencies that use, hold, or create classified information.
Academic text (1997) -
The report should specify a declassification procedure by which the whole document would be made public.
Academic text (1991) -
Systematic declassification schedules shall be established.
Academic text (1997) -
Agencies shall submit annual reports on their classification and declassification programs to Congress.
Academic text (1997) -
Over the years, investigation into the assassination of President Kennedy has resulted in the declassification of many internal government, FBI, and CIA documents.
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To placate US citizens, including families of the victims of Pinochet's repression, and the international human rights community, they decided to conduct a thorough declassification of US government documents.
Academic text (2004) -
The declassification center will succeed only if individual agencies are willing to cede some control over their horde of hoary testaments.
Academic text (1997) -
After years of secrecy, the declassification of historical files allowed researchers to access crucial information.
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The agency's declassification process ensures that sensitive documents are reviewed and made public when appropriate.
Antonyms
How Secret
- Formal
55
4.2
- Formal
13
6.9
43
4.9
- Formal
4
6.8
925
1.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
declassification = declassify (semi-transparent) = de + class + ify + ation
The noun is a regular action noun built transparently from the verb 'declassify'.
Etymology
The word declassification comes from the prefix de- meaning 'remove' and the verb classify, which means 'to put into a group or label'. So, declassification is like taking off a 'secret' label from a document, which is why it means making something no longer secret.