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private
adjective as in personal, intimate
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confidential, exclusive, independent, individual, secret, separate, special
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behind the scenes, clandestine, close to one's chest, discreet, hush-hush, hushed, nonpublic, not open, off the record, own, reserved, under one's hat, unofficial
noun as in lowest rank of person enlisted in armed service
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Although a private party was being held at the club, there was no guest list.
In private there are also suggestions of getting Ukraine to consider what might be an acceptable way out of the conflict.
He also noted that all members have private bathrooms within their offices — though those can be far from the House floor.
The BBC also spoke to freeholders on new-build estates - who own the house and the land it sits on - but are tied into private maintenance contracts for the upkeep of communal areas.
The two parties eventually reached a private settlement, after which Doe signed a nondisclosure agreement.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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