nonpublic

adjective

non·​pub·​lic ˌnän-ˈpə-blik How to pronounce nonpublic (audio)
Synonyms of nonpublicnext
: not public
nonpublic areas
nonpublic information
grants for nonpublic schools

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Examples of nonpublic in a Sentence

school records are regarded as nonpublic information
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memo warning military personnel against using nonpublic information to make bets on prediction markets, saying the wagers could give important clues to enemy countries. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026 The memo stresses that troops are forbidden from using both classified and unclassified but nonpublic information to make trades on platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Van Dyke has pleaded not guilty to charges including commodities fraud, wire fraud, theft of nonpublic government information, and unlawful use of confidential information for personal gain. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2026 In June an experimental OpenAI model gained unauthorized access to nonpublic files on a Australian government website for the nation’s Medicare program. — Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nonpublic

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nonpublic was in 1865

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“Nonpublic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpublic. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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